Condition leaves longtime surfers with strange chest growths

Researchers in Orange County are helping identify a condition unique to longtime surfers that may be mistaken for cancer. Dermatology Professor Dr. Jeffrey Klein at UC Irvine led research into identifying the fatty, benign growths, called “liposurfomas,” that develop on surfers’ chests. These growths can develop at points on the chest wall from repetitive low-intensity […]Researchers in Orange County are helping identify a condition unique to longtime surfers that may be mistaken for cancer. Dermatology Professor Dr. Jeffrey Klein at UC Irvine led research into identifying the fatty, benign growths, called “liposurfomas,” that develop on surfers’ chests. These growths can develop at points on the chest wall from repetitive low-intensity […]