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From the Institute for Integrative Healthcare

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Skin Cancer

Description:

There are three basic kinds of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma. Some symptoms include sores that never heal and changes in shape, color or size of moles.

Precautions:

Massage should not be administered until a diagnosis is made as to whether skin cancer is present or not. If skin cancer is diagnosed, the type of massage depends on the type of treatment the client is receiving.

Can be alleviated by:

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