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Melanoma: The small percentage with a big impact

Categories: Education

A guest piece by Moorhead High School student Sienna Lee (supervised by Dr. Daniel Dong Joo Kim, M.D., FAAD, clinical associate professor at UND and chair, Essentia Health Fargo Department of Dermatology) As summer comes to an end, remember that the American Cancer Society estimates approximately 8,400 deaths from melanoma in 2025. Although melanoma is […]

Walking on sunshine

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UND medical students get hands-on dermatology education at the Fargo Center for Dermatology. It’s really quite simple, said Dr. Rachel Ness from her office at the Fargo Center for Dermatology (FCD). “If you want to protect your skin, the most economical, smartest thing you can do is just good sun protection,” explained the UND School […]