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Genetic Testing for Melanoma has Limits
With the availability of genetic testing for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, you may be wondering if you should be tested. Many people say that if the results showed a higher-than-average risk, they would do more to protect their skin. Dermatologists caution that we should not rely on genetic testing alone. Here’s why. (more...)

More Men Developing Melanoma
Men aged 70 years or older have the highest probability of developing melanoma. According to the 2008 Cancer Statistics, it is 1 in 64. Men also have the highest probability of dying from melanoma. Nearly 50% of all melanoma deaths in the United States occur in white men who are 50 years of age or older, according to several recent reports.  (more...)

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