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Prostate Cancer Education and Support Program

Posted by Anna Fernando on Thursday, January 28, 2010, In : Disease process

Today, there will be a FREE prostate cancer education and support program for patients, spouses of patient, partner, family members, and caregivers. Dr. Michael Stifelman will be leading the discussion of Robotic Surgery.

WHEN: Thursday, January 28, 2010

5;30-7:30 PM

LOCATION: NYU Clinical Cancer Center

160 East 34th Street

(b/w Lexington and Third Avenues)

Room 1121

Tanning beds = Melanoma

Posted by Anna Fernando on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, In : Disease process

I wanted to share my friends' interview on CBS news about his tanning bed and melanoma experience. David was diagnosed with melanoma when he was 27 years old after spending 4-5 days/week in the tanning beds in his early 20's. David was lucky that his physician caught the melanoma in the beginning stage. But David is not safe. He was diagnosed with melanoma again on his calf and recently had basal cell carcinoma on his forehead. And the sad reality of it is David does not use tanning be...
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