Melanoma
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Does the number of primary melanomas affect survival?
To compare 10-year melanoma-specific mortality and overall mortality between people with multiple primary melanomas and a single primary melanoma...
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High rate of subsequent cancers in MCC
Patients with cutaneous Merkel cell carcinoma face a higher risk of developing other primary cancers
Practical Pearls
Affixing a Scalp Dressing With Hairpins
We describe a method for using hairpins to affix a dressing after scalp surgery or trauma that is sturdy, does not compromise aesthetics, and does...
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Are AI-powered skin-check tools on the horizon for dermatologists, PCPs?
To date, the FDA has cleared only two AI-based products to help detect skin cancer, both meant to be used by dermatologists, and only one remains...
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What makes teens choose to use sunscreen?
Of the studies that examined the role of ethnicity on sunscreen use in a systematic review, White high school students were more likely to use...
Hospital Consult
Palliative Care: Utilization Patterns in Inpatient Dermatology
Although severe dermatologic disease negatively impacts patients’ quality of life, palliative care may be underutilized in this population.
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Imaging techniques will revolutionize cancer detection, expert predicts
Jennifer Barton, PhD, and her colleagues are developing an OCT/fluorescence imaging falloposcope that is 0.8 mm in diameter, flexible, and...
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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags...
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Experts share their sun protection tips for children
Most sunscreens are not approved for use in children under the age of 6 months because testing has not been done in this age group, Dr. Adelaide A...
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Antibiotic prophylaxis may lower SSIs in skin cancer surgery
There’s a lack of evidence from randomized clinical trials of the role of antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing SSI rates among patients undergoing...
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Lower racial disparity in melanoma diagnoses in vets than U.S. men overall, study finds
Melanoma was the fourth-most common cancer diagnosed in male VA patients.