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June 22, 2010

Live chat on skin cancer at noon

With summer officially in full swing -- and the 90 degree heat we'll be experiencing all week -- now is a good time to talk about sun exposure and skin cancer. Anne Arundel Medical Center dermatologist Dr. Lisa Renfro will be taking reader questions about skin cancer and other conditions. Dr. Renfro is a board-certified dermatologist, and is also a dermatologic surgeon who specializes in MOHS micrographic surgery and surgical excisions for skin cancer. She has extensive experience with basal cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma, as well as a host of other cancerous and non-cancerous skin conditions.

Feel free to post questions now and we'll get to them at our noon discussion. Questions submitted Monday and earlier today will be added.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=5fd1beeec6" >Live chat: Dermatology and skin cancer</a>

Posted by Kim Walker at 11:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Cancer

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hello. what, if anything, should you look for in a new mole?

Posted by: km | June 22, 2010 12:19 PM

my 14-yr-old son just got a severe sunburn on saturday, his pediatrician said his shoulders were equivalent to 2nd degree burns, he has NEVER had a sunburn in his life. This is scary to him, and me. What are the increased risk factors now that he has had this severe of a burn, to skin cancer developing.

Posted by: Susan | June 22, 2010 12:30 PM

I have had over two dozen basal cell carcinomas removed over the years as I grew up in FL in the days before widespread use of sunscreen. I now use a sunscreen every day regardless of the weather. Will I have to do this for the rest of my life? Also, does a predisposition for basal cell carcinomas run in families like brown hair or freckles?

Posted by: vetern teacher | June 22, 2010 11:42 PM

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Meredith Cohn has been a reporter since 1991, covering everything from politics and airlines to the environment and medicine. A runner since junior high and a particular eater for almost as long, she tries to keep up on health and fitness trends. Her aim is to bring you the latest news and information from the local and national medical and wellness communities.

Andrea K. Walker knows it’s weird to some people, but she has a fascination with fitness, diseases, medicine and other health-related topics. She subscribes to a variety of health and fitness magazines and becomes easily engrossed in the latest research in health and science. An exercise fanatic, she’s probably tried just about every fitness activity there is. Her favorites are running, yoga and kickboxing. So it is probably fitting that she has been assigned to cover the business of healthcare and to become a regular contributor to this blog. Andrea has been at The Sun for nearly 10 years, covering manufacturing, retail , airlines and small and minority business. She looks forward to telling readers about the latest health news.

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