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- noun Plural form of
precancer .
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Examples
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These treatments can get rid of about 80% of precancers, Rigel says.
Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011
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In addition to early squamous cell carcinomas — a cancer that's usually curable — he has been treated for half a dozen of these precancers, called actinic keratoses.
Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011
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These treatments can get rid of about 80% of precancers, Rigel says.
Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011
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Another alternative is photodynamic therapy, in which creams or injections make the precancers sensitive to light, before they are killed with a laser.
Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011
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He says he feels fortunate that doctors today can catch skin cancer early — finding and removing precancers before they turn malignant.
Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011
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He says he feels fortunate that doctors today can catch skin cancer early — finding and removing precancers before they turn malignant.
Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011
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In some cases, precancers go away on their own, especially if people are careful to avoid additional sun exposure, says David Leffell, a professor of dermatology at Yale Medical School.
Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011
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In some cases, precancers go away on their own, especially if people are careful to avoid additional sun exposure, says David Leffell, a professor of dermatology at Yale Medical School.
Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011
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Doctors have a number of ways to treat precancers.
Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011
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In addition to early squamous cell carcinomas — a cancer that's usually curable — he has been treated for half a dozen of these precancers, called actinic keratoses.
Doctors can treat skin precancer before it turns deadly 2011
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