Sticking plaster can treat skin cancer

Sticking plaster can treat skin cancer London: In what could be a relief to patients suffering from skin cancer, the disease can now be treated at home - thanks to a revolutionary light - emitting sticking plaster. The device, light-emitting Ambulight, is a form of photodynamic therapy (PDT), an established alternative to surgery for many forms of skin cancer that uses laser, or other light sources, combined with a light-sensitive drug to destroy cancer cells, the...
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Scientists crack cancer code, to transform cure

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Jog a mile, sip a coffee to keep cancer at bay!

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Drink tea, keep skin cancer away

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03:03 PM, Apr 21, 2007

Laura mistakes cancer as insect bite

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Green veggies may cut skin cancer risk

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10:24 AM, Dec 04, 2006
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