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Research offers hope for basal cell carcinoma

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(PhysOrg.com) -- People with a genetic condition called basal cell nevus syndrome develop hundreds or even thousands of skin cancers, or basal cell carcinomas, each year. Now Jean Tang, MD, PhD, assistant professor of dermatology, is reporting that a drug produced by Genentech called GDC-0449 significantly ...

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Tags: Dermatology, Skin, Genetic, Cancer, Skin Cancer, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Disease and Condition, Doctor

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