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If Our Bodies Could Talk

The Importance of Being Naked

Aug 13, 2015 | 58 videos
Video by The Atlantic

Melanoma is one of the most treatable forms of cancer when it's detected early. Still, it is among the leading causes of death by cancer, and mortality rates are no better than they were 20 years ago. In this episode of If Our Bodies Could Talk filmed at the Aspen Ideas Festival, James Hamblin undergoes a basic skin-cancer check.

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Authors: Nicolas Pollock, Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg, Sam Price-Waldman, James Hamblin

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Off-beat perspectives on health topics from Dr. James Hamblin.