Stanford Cancer Institute

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One day a patient who had had a very difficult treatment journey asked that her nurses sing to her on her last day of chemotherapy. The nurses complied and as others heard the singing they wanted to be sung to as well as a sort of graduation from chemotherapy treatment. Over the years, lyrics and melody were added, and now the Chemo Song has become a staple at the Stanford Cancer Center's Infusion Treatment Area.

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After years of watching his wife and daughters take sun protection seriously—hats and sunblock were part of their regular routine, along with visits to a dermatologist—David Duckworth took advantage of a free skin cancer screening to see what a specialist might make of the freckles and dark spots he could easily see on his face, arms and shoulders. As it turned out, those were the least of his worries. Read David's full story here: http://stanfordhospital.org/newsEvents/newsReleases/2013/david-duckworth... Learn more about the Stanford Hospital Dermatology Clinic and how screenings can save lives at: http://stanfordhospital.org/dermatology

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