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Skin Cancer (Non-Melanoma) Learning Center

Inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A sunburn is reddening of the skin that occurs after you are exposed to the sun or other ultraviolet light.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 27, 2009
Sunburn is an inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
A sunburn is an inflammation or blistering of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
A mole (nevus) is a pigmented (colored) spot on the outer layer of the skin (epidermis).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A mole (nevus) is a pigmented (colored) spot on the outer layer of the skin (epidermis).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Communicating environmental risk is central to the successful management of environmental hazards. The field of risk communication is rapidly evolving due to a better understanding of the importance of effective communication in the maintenance of...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Starting at what is commonly called middle age, operations of the human body begin to be more vulnerable to daily wear and tear; there is a general decline in physical, and possibly mental, functioning. In the Western countries, the length of life...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Aging is the process of growing older, a process that includes physical changes and, sometimes, mental changes. "The aged" refers to elderly people, those who have reached an advanced age.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Starting at what is commonly called middle age, operations of the human body become more vulnerable to daily wear and tear. There is a general decline in physical, and possibly mental, functioning. In the Western countries, the length of life ofte...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
This term is used by demographers when referring to an increase over time in the proportion of older persons in the population. It does not necessarily imply an increase in life expectancy, that "people are living longer that they used to," or tha...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by many different germs, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. This article discusses describes pneumonia that occurs in a person whose ability to fight infection is greatly reduced because their ...
Source:ADAM
Date:June 10, 2009
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