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Melanoma and its Increasing Incidence in Children

Featuring Nanette B. Silverberg, MD

4:50  |   Mar 14, 2011  | Dermatology, Family Medicine, Oncology, Pediatrics, Surgery
Nanette B. Silverberg, MD, director of Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, discusses melanoma and its increasing incidence. This has occurred in the pediatric as well as the adult population. It is difficult to diagnose in the pediatric population.

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