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Dr. Lauren Carcas, Medical Oncologist, at Miami Cancer Institute breaks down the unchangeable and changeable lifestyle risks of breast cancer. 1. Age Age is a significant risk factor as it is known in general, breast cancer is a post-menopausal disease. However, doctors are finding an increased incidence in young women. So, age is a…...
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Dr. Omar Llaguna, Oncologic Surgeon with Miami Cancer Institute, explains pancreatic cancer. He describes that cancer as a malignant transformation of what used to be a normal cell into an abnormal cell. “With this cancer, we have cells in the pancreas that have gained the ability to grow uncomfortable, unrestricted, and uncontrolled, and those tumors…...
Read MoreThe 3 Types of Skin Cancer | Health Channel
Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, discusses the three types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Basal and squamous cell carcinoma are two types of non-melanoma cancers. In contrast, melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. “Seeing a dermatologist is really important to…...
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