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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Friday that the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday before Memorial Day (May 25) as "Don't Fry Day," and FDA is participating in this national campaign to "spread...
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 52 page booklet with advice for caregivers of cancer patients.
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 11 page booklet with basic advice for caregivers of cancer patients. Focuses on cancer generally, as opposed to skin cancer, but contains valua...
AOL Health. Guide for caregivers of skin cancer patients, on treatments, diagnosis and prevention, with links to more tools and resources. >>View Info
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Links to multiple resources useful to caregivers for cancer patients, including sources of general support information, support organiza...
American Cancer Society. A guide for the caregiver of a cancer patient regarding how to recognize and prevent skin (pressure) sores, which are a common problem for elderly who are bedridden, for example, after surgery Read more....
American Cancer Society. A guide for the caregiver of a cancer patient regarding what to look for in skin color changes, what they can mean, and what the patient and the caregiver can do. >>View Info
Cleveland Clinic. List of organizations that provide information and resources on skin diseases and skin cancer, provided as part of Cleveland Clinic’s overall discussion of skin cancer. >>View Info
MayoClinic.com. Useful information for the caregiver on actinic keratosis (rough scaly patches on the skin, also called solar keratosis), which are caused by exposure to the sun, take years to develop, and usually first appear in older adults. Thes...
See Archives of Additional Classic Sources on Skin Cancers – Caregiving.
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A new study led by scientists at Stanford has found that a daily supplement of 1,000 mg of calcium plus 400 IU of vitamin D3 lowered the risk of getting melanoma by 57% in women with a history of other skin cancers, but did not affect the incidence of ...
June, 2011 issue of the Archives of Dermatology, a Journal of the American Medical Association, concluded: "Screening and surveillance efforts should focus on patients 50 years or older and those with a personal history of skin cancer or a family histo...
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