Actinic Keratosis
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Sunscreens with DNA repair enzymes might lessen AK progression
At 6 months, improvements in field cancerization and levels of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers were significantly greater for the sunscreen-plus-...
Cosmetic Dermatology
Therapies for Actinic Keratosis With a Focus on Cosmetic Outcomes
Actinic keratosis (AK) is a commonly encountered premalignant epidermal lesion that has a predilection to manifest on highly visible areas such as...
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Picato adverse events prompt FDA warning
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Daylight photodynamic therapy best for disseminated actinic keratoses
For treating actinic keratoses appearing over large or disseminated surface areas, daylight is often a better strategy than is artificial light...
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Ingenol mebutate helped clear actinic keratoses
Key clinical point: Several courses of cryosurgery and ingenol mebutate helped clear actinic keratoses, helping a clinician identify residual...
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Ingenol mebutate for AKs gets thumbs-up from patients
Key clinical point: Field therapy for actinic keratoses using topical ingenol mebutate resulted in improved patient-reported outcomes. Major...
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Simulated daylight PDT advantageous for AKs
Simulated daylight photodynamic therapy using lamps offers advantages over natural daylight PDT, which in turn is far less painful than...
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Nicotinamide cuts rate of nonmelanoma skin cancer in those at high risk
Key clinical point: Nicotinamide, an inexpensive oral vitamin, protects against nonmelanoma skin cancer in patients at high risk. Major finding:...
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VIDEO: Updating the immune response to nonmelanoma skin cancer
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VIDEO: Larger lentigo maligna lesions increase risk
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Imaging guides BCC laser ablation
Key clinical point: Reflective confocal microscopy offers noninvasive, real-time imaging to guide laser ablation of basal cell carcinomas. Major...