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Nash, Karen. "Truth, justice and - sun protection: 'Superhero' derm tackles cancer?." Dermatology Times. Advanstar Communications, Inc. 2008. HighBeam Research. 10 Jun. 2014 <http://www.highbeam.com>.
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Yellow tights, a wide-brimmed blue hat, rock theme music and doing battle with a character known as Basal - not the typical image of a respected dermatologist.
We all know Batman, Spiderman and Superman - but do you know Captain Cutaneum? The secret identity of that cancer-fighting "superhero" is Ruskin Lines, M.D., a Gilbert, Ariz., dermatologist whose Arizona roots date back to the 1900s.
It didn't take many years in practice before Dr. Lines got tired of hearing patients complain that they had never known about the dangers of exposing their skin for those "gorgeous" suntans while growing up.
Dr. Lines thought that if people learned the risks of sun exposure when they were young enough, the trend toward the evenncreasing incidence of skin cancer might be reversed. …
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