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COHASSET, HINGHAM, PLYMOUTH AND WEYMOUTH, MA…

The Children’s Melanoma Prevention Foundation of Hingham and South Shore Skin Center, one of the most progressive dermatology practices serving thousands of patients at their Cohasset and Plymouth offices, teamed up at the Special Olympics held last week at Weymouth High School to educate children and their families about skin cancer prevention and sun safety .

Armed with one gallon of Blue Lizard sunscreen, Don’t Fry Day handouts and knowledge to share, Mimi Svenning, Assistant Director of the Children’s Melanoma Prevention Foundation and  Lori Skinner, RN of South Shore Skin Center who is a board member of Children’s Melanoma Prevention Foundation, educated attendees on proper sunscreen application and ways to protect themselves in the sun.

This sun safety and skin cancer prevention event at the Special Olympics was part of the Children’s Melanoma Prevention Foundation’s Don’t Fry Day line-up of events.  Don’t Fry Day (celebrated across the U.S. on May 28th ) is an initiative sponsored by the National Council of Skin Cancer Prevention (NCSCP) meant to raise awareness of sun safety.  Continue reading ‘Children’s Melanoma Prevention Foundation and South Shore Skin Center Educate Families’ »

The harsh condition of economy crisis forces so many people all over the world to be able to survive in so many ways. The monthly payment that these people obtain very often felt to be not enough to fulfill so many types of need that they need in everyday activities. One of the ways that are very common to be used by these people is by taking a loan, whether it is the Personal Loan or the other type of loan that can be used for many needs. Continue reading ‘Offering from Unsecured Loan’ »

There are no specific explanations as to what causes women to have breast cancer. It usually occurs after they reached their 20s although some cases prove otherwise. The only treatment doctors recommend to prevent it is mammogram which will determine whether or not they have breast cancer. Breast cancer can be caused by few factors such as premature mentrual, late menopause, excessive smoking, drugs or alochol, family history or estrogen therapy.

According to papers, news and internet, breast cancer is a disease that specially targets women irregardless of their age. It is also regarded as the world’s second lethal killer after cancer. For every 10 women, 5 to 6 of them will have a high chance of breast cancer.

Breast cancer usually occurs after women reached their 20s although in some cases, there are teenagers or even children getting it. It is when part of the breast cells become mutated and start infecting the rest of the body. Every year, there are millions of women around the world suffering from breast cancer given their frequent medical checkup statistics provided by hospitals.
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