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Young Patient, Family Experience Shock of Childhood Melanoma
By Lana Maciel, MD Anderson Staff Writer
Every summer, the Mireles family has enjoyed vacations at the beach, whether it was in Galveston, Texas, Destin, Fla., or somewhere else along the Gulf shores. And whenever they spent time soaking up the sun, they always kept a bottle of sunscreen handy. They...
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Q&A: Childhood Melanoma
Although melanoma is primarily a disease that occurs among adults, it is also seen occasionally in children, and the number of diagnoses is increasing each year. Children can develop melanoma from excessive sun exposure without proper protection, or it can develop in time after a severe sunburn....
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American College of Sports Medicine Issues New Guidelines on Exercise
By Lana Maciel, MD Anderson Staff Writer
For cancer patients undergoing treatment for their disease, doctors are offering a new kind of prescription -- exercise.
Despite beliefs that patients should rest as much as possible during therapy, a new set of guidelines from the American College of Sports... -
University of Tokyo Students Complete Successful Summer Research Program at MD Anderson
For the second year, MD Anderson has hosted graduate students from the University of Tokyofor two months of research. A lively, video-linked symposium marking the end of this year's visit was held Aug. 20. Participants included the students and MD Anderson faculty who hosted them, as well as...
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Protect Your Prostate: Get the Facts
By Laura Nathan-Garner and Lora Shea, MD Anderson Staff
Is a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test the best way to screen for prostate cancer? And if my doctor finds prostate cancer, how aggressively should it be treated, if at all?
If you've read recent headlines, you may be asking these questions....
