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    Understanding Skin Conditions By Fred A Selby | Submitted On July 16, 2013 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook 1 Share this article on Twitter 1 Share this article on Google+ 1 Share this article on Linkedin 1 Share this article on StumbleUpon 1 Share this article on Delicious 1 Share this article on Digg 1 Share this article on Reddit 1 Share this article on Pinterest 1 Expert Author Fred A Selby Skin Conditions are not completely understood,…

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    Sunbeds Research Paper

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    Britain recognise sunbeds as a quick and easy way of getting natural looking tan without spending hours outside in the sun. Do they realise that if they regularly use sunbeds before they age of 35 the will drastically increase their chances of getting Melanoma by nearly 60%? And do they know that when their gorgeous suntan fades the potentially life threating damage will still remain? Is having a tan really worth shortening your life span? Having a sun kissed glowing tan has been known to not…

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    The First Therapeutic Vaccine VG-1000 is especially beneficial in patients with carcinoma or the typical types of cancer such as prostate, lung and breast cancer. The vaccine is also helpful in treating melanomas, sarcomas and leukemia. However, patients who underwent radiation and chemotherapy have slow progress when using VG-1000 since they have a depressed immune system compared to those who don’t have either of the two treatments. Hence VG-1000 is apparently should be a fist-line treatment…

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    Vitiligo Research Paper

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    The skin is largest organ in the human body, it covers every square inch of our bodies, for its function is to protect us from outside pathogens, but sometimes these pathogens can hurt our skin. Vitiligo is a skin disease that affects all people of all skin types, there is no specific gender or race that gets affected. Vitiligo is actually a common disease where it affects 1-2% of the world population. Vitiligo is a skin disease that results in the loss of skin color in blotches on the body.…

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    more of a developed world issue, in fact 57 per cent of all cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) occur in less developed countries and 43 per cent in more developed countries. According to WHO report, breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in females affecting 145 countries, worldwide. The top three cancers contributing 43% of cancer burden include breast, colorectal and lung cancers (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) Globally, breast cancer is most frequently occurring cancer in…

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    of this is the battle of the Gods between the Titans and the Olympians in the Titanomachy. After many years the Olympian’s triumphed, winning the war. This past year I have experienced my cousin Bridget’s battle with cancer. She was diagnosed with melanoma at 28. She was pregnant with her son and the doctors were doing prenatal checkups when they found her cancer. Bridget gave birth to her son and immediately began chemotherapy. I watched her lose her hair and become very thin all while taking…

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    had little to no recovery within the area agent orange was sprayed. Another big problem with the chemical was cancer with the troops. Some of these forms of cancer are Chronic B-cell leukemia, skin diseases, diabetes, liver diseases, heart disease, melanoma, prostate cancer, respiratory cancer, soft tissue sarcomas, and much more(public health VA). Many of these diseases cause death and disable some of the veterans without them even knowing they had these diseases. There is a big issue still…

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    and the other were frequent cannabis users. They did a specific screening of lung cancer participants because they did not want them “if they had lung metastasis from a distant primary other than lung, or a histological diagnosis of carcinoid or melanoma” as well as other factors. However, in regards to the non-lung cancerous participants they did a random electoral…

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    Catching Cancer Early Do you aware about the most dangerous and deadly diseases that exist in our life? Surely, there are many terrifying diseases that attack people and lead to the death such as HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), Ebola, and Cancer. Therefore, this essay is going to inform you about the most risky disease which is cancer, the causes and the symptoms of cancer, and about the new technology or way which use to detect or catch cancer. What is Cancer? Cancer is known as the most…

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    Fallarino 2006). Monoclonal antibody therapy is a type of immunotherapy that recognizes and attaches to cells or proteins. It can stimulate the immune system to attack cancer cells. The most recent monoclonal antibody drug approved for metastatic melanoma is…

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