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American Family Physician
November 15, 2000
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Prevention and Early Detection of Malignant Melanoma In addressing the problem of malignant melanoma, family physicians should emphasize primary prevention...   |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001
Beth G. Goldstein & Adam O. Goldstein |
Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Melanoma The incidence of malignant melanoma has increased in recent years more than that of any other cancer in the United States.... |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2000
Anthony F. Jerant |
Early Detection and Treatment of Skin Cancer The incidence of skin cancer is increasing by epidemic proportions... |
Nurse Practitioner
April 2009
Randy M. Gordon |
Skin cancer: More than skin deep Skin cancer is the most common carcinoma in the United States, affecting millions. One in five Americans and one in three whites will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. |
Nursing Management
June 2009
Zimmerman & Britton |
Prevention Through Vigilance: Malignant Melanoma Management Nurses can play a critical role in the care of patients with melanoma by offering preventive education and support. |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2004
Stulberg, Crandell & Fawcett |
Diagnosis and Treatment of Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinomas Rates of squamous cell and basal cell carcinomas have been increasing. Primary care physicians can expect to diagnose six to seven cases of basal cell carcinoma and one to two cases of squamous cell carcinoma each year. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2002
Canavan & Cohen |
Vulvar Cancer Vulvar cancer was reported in 3,200 women in 1998, resulting in 800 deaths. Recent evidence suggests that vulvar cancer comprises two separate diseases. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2002
Lecia M. Apantaku |
Breast-Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer Surgical treatment of breast cancer has changed significantly in recent years. The preferred method of treatment for many women with early breast cancer is conservative surgical therapy. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004
John C. Layke |
Gastric Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment Options Although the overall incidence of gastric cancer has steadily declined in the United States, it is estimated that more than 12,000 persons died from gastric cancer in 2003. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001 |
Cancer Screening Guidelines Faced with the broad, and sometimes conflicting, range of recommendations for cancer screening, family physicians must determine the most reasonable and up-to-date method of screening... |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2001
Thomas J. Gates |
Screening for Cancer: Evaluating the Evidence This article reviews the kind of evidence required to justify screening tests for cancer, with the goal of guiding family physicians through current and future screening controversies... |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2003 |
Common Benign Skin Tumors Procedures for identifying and treating benign skin tumors. |
Nurse Practitioner
December 2011
Downs-Holmes & Silverman |
Breast cancer: Overview & updates This overview of breast cancer will discuss pathologic features, local and systemic treatment considerations, endocrine therapy, metastatic treatment regimens, and follow-up for optimal breast health. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2003
Stulberg et al. |
Common Hyperpigmentation Disorders in Adults Part II: Melanoma... Seborrheic Keratoses... Acanthosis Nigricans... Melasma... Diabetic Dermopathy... Tinea Versicolor... Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation |
Nursing
April 2009
Colwell & Gordon |
Helping patients combat colon cancer Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States. In 2008, about 148,810 people received this diagnosis and an estimated 49,960 died of the disease. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2000 |
How to Prevent Melanoma Melanoma is a kind of skin cancer. It is sometimes called malignant melanoma. Melanoma is becoming more common every year. This is a very serious kind of skin cancer that can cause death.... |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2002
Mea A. Weinberg |
Assessing Oral Malignancies Sixty percent of oral cancers are well advanced by the time they are detected, even though physicians and dentists frequently examine the oral cavity. The keys to reducing mortality are prevention and control... |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2002
Thomas J. Zuber |
Dermal Electrosurgical Shave Excision The dermal electrosurgical shave excision is a fast and inexpensive method of removing epidermal and dermal lesions. The procedure is ideally suited for pedunculated lesions raised above the level of the surrounding skin... |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2002
Thomas J. Zuber |
Punch Biopsy of the Skin Skin biopsy is one of the most important diagnostic tests for skin disorders. Punch biopsy is considered the primary technique for obtaining diagnostic full-thickness skin specimens. It requires basic general surgical and suture-tying skills and is easy to learn... |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Melanoma: A Type of Skin Cancer Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. Most other skin cancers don't spread, but melanoma can spread through the whole body. If it is found early, it can be cured. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2002
Bazemore & Smucker |
Lymphadenopathy and Malignancy The majority of patients presenting with peripheral lymphadenopathy have easily identifiable causes that are benign or self-limited. The critical challenge for the primary care physician is to identify which cases are secondary to malignancies or other serious conditions. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2001 |
Melanoma What is melanoma?... Who gets melanoma?... Where do melanomas occur?... What does a melanoma look like?... |
Managed Care
May 2001 |
3rd U.S. Preventive Task Force Issues Recommendations The Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its first of 70 sets of recommendations about the value of specific preventive services... |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2002
Schwetschenau & Kelley |
The Adult Neck Mass Family physicians frequently encounter neck masses in adult patients. A careful medical history should be obtained, and a thorough physical examination should be performed. |
Nurse Practitioner
December 2008
Darlene P. Peters |
Colon Cancer Screening: Recommendations and Barriers to Patient Participation Advanced practice nurses and nurse researchers can play a vital role in improving colon cancer screening among patients. |
Chemistry World
November 11, 2015
Maria Burke |
Viral cancer therapy approved in the US The first virus therapy to target cancer has been approved in the US. Its main target will be melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer. |
Managed Care
August 2007
Thomas Morrow |
Gene Expression Microarray Improves Prediction of Breast Cancer Outcomes Flash-frozen samples of surgically removed breast cancer tissue are the key to measuring a patient's risk of metastasis. |
Chemistry World
January 13, 2015
Jennifer Newton |
Infrared offers odds on skin cancer spreading Scientists in Belgium have shown that infrared spectrometry can help predict how likely it is that a melanoma tumor, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has spread to other organs. |
Psychology Today
Nov/Dec 2007
Jennifer Ackerman |
Sunshine Standoff Hold the sunscreen -- at least for a few minutes. Evidence is emerging that some unfiltered sun exposure repels ills, from heart disease to cancer to multiple sclerosis, not to mention depression -- enough to add seven years to your life. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
July 1, 2011
Dickmeyer & Rosenbeck |
From Rut to Racetrack Can the pharmaceutical industry deliver on its objective to make cancer a curable, chronic condition? |
Managed Care
March 2007
Martin Sipkoff |
Managing Cancer Treatment Begins Before Diagnosis Health plans are increasingly involved in promoting the lifestyle changes that help their members avoid cancer, and are increasingly involved in clinical trials if prevention fails. |
AskMen.com
Joshua Levine |
Skin Cancer And The Sun In 1998, the estimated new skin cancer cases in the U.S. were 30% more amongst men than women, and accounted for 50% more deaths for men. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2011
Frank Vinluan |
Here's How New Roche Cancer Drug Zelboraf Benefits LabCorp A new Roche cancer drug expected to become a blockbuster could also end up being a boon for laboratory and diagnostics firm LabCorp. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Bristol-Myers' Delayed Steal ZymoGenetics price tag looks more reasonable. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Saving Your Skin from Sun Damage The sun's rays, which are called ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B rays (UVA and UVB rays), damage your skin. This leads to early wrinkles, skin cancer, and other skin problems. |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2003
Thomas J. Zuber |
Fusiform Excision The fusiform excision technique is commonly used by physicians for removing skin and subcutaneous lesions. The technique requires basic skills in anesthetic administration, lesion excision, and suture closure. |
AskMen.com
July 23, 2014
Patrick Owen |
You Should Read This Article Before The Next Time You're Out In The Sun How do we find the balance between getting enough vitamin D without developing skin cancer? |
Nursing
March 2010
Peg Gray-Vickrey |
Gathering pearls of knowledge for assessing older adults If you attended nursing school more than 10 years ago, you may have received limited education about gerontological nursing. But as baby boomers age, this is becoming an increasingly important area of nursing practice. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Will a New Use Help Schering-Plough's Near-Blockbuster Drug? Delaying relapses probably won't be enough to get its Pegintron approved as a treatment for melanoma. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Pettypiece & Gibson |
Training the Immune System to Fight Cancer Bristol-Myers' new melanoma drug may be a "game changer." |
| AskMen.com |
Good Health Care News New advice from the American Cancer Society puts a sharper focus on the risks of prostate cancer screening, emphasizing that annual testing can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that do more harm than good. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Men's Health Screening Guide Use this men's health screening schedule to stay in top health. |
HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2010
Amy Maxmen |
Driving the Immune System to Attack Cancer A researcher's longtime efforts to drive T cells to attack tumors hits pay dirt. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2002 |
Breast-Conserving Surgery What is breast-conserving surgery?... How does my doctor know if my lump is cancer?... Why does my doctor check my lymph nodes?... What if I cannot have breast-conserving surgery?... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2012
Robin Hertz |
The Endless Treadmill of End-of-Life Care Bending the cost curve back to valuing the cycle of life. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000
Gary A. Ratkin, M.D. |
Book Review Current Therapy in Cancer By John F. Foley, Julie M. Vose and James O. Armitage contains useful sections and chapters, but other texts provide this information in a more consistent style... |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2011
Brian Orelli |
Drug Approved for Few Patients -- but That's OK The age of personalized medicine is upon us. Earlier this month, the FDA approved Roche's melanoma drug Zelboraf for patients with a specific mutation in BRAF. And on Friday, the agency approved Pfizer's Xalkori for lung cancer patients that are ALK-positive. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Checking Yourself for Signs of Skin Cancer It's a good idea to check your skin each month for signs of skin cancer. The sooner skin cancer is found, the greater the chance that it can be cured. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
December 1, 2010
Walter Armstrong |
Cancer: On Target Once More Over the past year or two, a handful of Phase III failures, including megablockbusters like Avastin and Sutent in trials for all kinds of common tumors, indicate that targeted therapy is generally a blunt instrument. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Wonder Drug! Maybe? Get the facts before jumping on this one. |
