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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(11):911-913; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.11.911
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 11, 911-913, June 2, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

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Can Skin Cancers Be Minimized or Prevented in Organ Transplant Patients?

Jean McCann

Serious skin cancers — recognized for 30 years as a problem for organ transplant recipients — might be prevented by reducing the immunosuppressive drugs transplant patients take, or by eliminating them altogether over time, according to Thomas Starzl, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute at the University of Pittsburgh, and a pioneer in the transplantation field.



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