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Melanoma by Jane Rolley
By CPR St. Louis at December 12, 2011 | 7:59 am | 0 Comment
Melanoma, sometimes called cutaneous melanoma or malignant melanoma, is a cancer of cells called melanocytes, which are cells that produce melanin or color of skin pigment and may be found in the eye, digestive tract, and lymph nodes. Melanoma can affect anyone and is a serious skin cancer that varies in color, size, and shape. Risk factors for developing melanoma more...
Basal Cell Carcinoma by Tzipporah Weiss
By CPR St. Louis at December 1, 2011 | 6:59 am | 0 Comment
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. The skin is divided into three layers: the epidermis, the dermis and the subcutaneous layer. The epidermis is the outermost layer comprised of epithelial cells and contains no blood vessels. The dermis innervates the epidermis. The dermis rests on the subcutaneous layer which is the fatty layer attaching more...
Ovarian Cancer by Kelly Peppes
By CPR St. Louis at November 12, 2011 | 6:27 am | 0 Comment
Being a woman myself, I can imagine how great it would be to receive news of being pregnant, or landing my dream job straight out of college. But what I can’t imagine is how it would feel to receive news from my doctor that I have been diagnosed ovarian cancer. For some, cancer may be a frightening diagnosis, but even more so if you are unfamiliar with what it truly more...
Pathway to Cancer – lecture notes
By CPR St. Louis at October 3, 2011 | 10:29 am | 0 Comment
I. Understanding Cell Fundamentals A. Fertilization Occurs in Fallopian tube B. Zygote 1. Sperm meets egg 2. Single cell contains all DNA a. Half from mom and half from dad C. Adult – 75 trillion cells (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-4816419112981891", enable_page_level_ads: true more...
