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Summertime Eye Protection: Prevent Eyelid Cancer With These Tips Summertime Eye Protection: Prevent Eyelid Cancer With These Tips
Summertime Eye Protection: Prevent Eyelid Cancer With These Tips The skin on your eyelid is the thinnest and most sensitive skin on your body. Almost 10% of skin cancer cases occur on the eyelid. This area of the body is easily damaged by sun exposure with more than half of eyelid cancers developing on the lower part of the eyelid. The most common type of eyelid cancer is basal cell carcinoma which can generally be removed with surgery. Less common types include squamous cell carcinoma, sebaceous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma. Risk factors for eyelid cancer include exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, fair skin or light-colored eyes, those age…

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Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug
Hudson Valley Doctor, Wife Fined Over Questionable Cancer Drug A Poughkeepsie doctor and his wife have been ordered to pay fines for delivering misbranded cancer-fighting drugs, according to the United States Department of Justice. Oncologist Vincent Koh, 73, and his wife and office manager Milly Koh, 64, drew fines of $7,500 and $3,000, for receiving and delivering misbranded drugs, after pleading guilty in November, the Justice Department said. From July 2010 through March 2012, the Kohs ordered various discount oncology drugs from foreign sources that Vincent Koh prescribed and administered to patients. The drugs had not been approved by the Food an…

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by Kathy Reakes