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Ever had your moles checked out?

Ever had your moles checked out?

Ever had your moles checked out? I have often been told that the multitude of moles on my back look dodgy, so I was apprehensive when I had them scrutinised by skin cancer specialist Dr Dagmar Whitaker. With the help of a sophisticated computerised scanning system...
Non  Melanoma skin cancer

Non Melanoma skin cancer

Non Melanoma skin cancer Diagnosis and treatment Non Melanoma skin cancers (Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma) are the most common types of cancer in the Caucasian population and the incidence of skin cancer has reached epidemic proportions. It is difficult to...
Melanoma-Screening

Melanoma-Screening

Melanoma-Screening Where are we today? Melanoma is and has been for a long time a cause for serious concern in this country. We all know it’s a deadly cancer, it’s caused by the sun, it often occurs in patients with multiple nevi and prognosis entirely...
Acne and light

Acne and light

Acne and light How does it work? So you have been told you have got acne and want to know more about it? Firstly, the whole process revolving around “pimples” starts at the oil-glands. Before puberty they do nothing, but with the onset of hormone...
Melanoma

Melanoma

Melanoma Fact Sheet Members:Or G. Cohen, Mr G. Dempster, Mz E. Tzetis, Prof. F. Jordaan, Or G. Levy, Or J. Malan, Or G. McAdam, Or Nel, Or B. Ritchie, Or P. Scott, Prof. W. Sinclair, Or C. Thatcher, Or D. Vorobiof, Mr B. Van Reenen (CANSA), Or E. Bam. Melanoma –...