Skin cancer
Description
In this program, Dr. Kevin Soden, along with Johns Hopkins dermatologist Rebecca Kazin, provides an overview of the causes, detection, and treatment of skin cancer. In a question-and-answer session, they explore the ABCD&Es of skin cancer detection as well as some of the common myths about sun exposure. Additionally, Dr. Kazin discusses with Dr. Soden the three major types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Finally, Dr. Kazin explains to viewers the importance, and the process, of performing skin self-exams, how to protect the skin from harmful UVA and UVB rays, and the procedures used by dermatologists to remove cancerous cells from the skin.
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24 min
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Date of Publication
[2009], c2007
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