Melanoma
Original Research
Discrepancies in Skin Cancer Screening Reporting Among Patients, Primary Care Physicians, and Patient Medical Records
Dermatologists should be aware of the variability in practice and execution of full-body skin examinations among primary care providers and offer...
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Devices to detect skin cancer: FDA advisers offer mixed views
There's been a swell in recent years in the number of publications related to the use of AI and machine learning, which could give rise to new...
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Banana Boat recalls scalp sunscreen spray
The recall comes a little over a year after Johnson & Johnson recalled five sunscreens due to low levels of benzene.
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FDA panel urges caution with skin cancer–detecting tools
The FDA called a meeting amid growing interest in using technology to aid in finding cancers, with some of these products already marketed to...
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Amazon involved with new cancer vaccine clinical trial
The trial is aimed at finding “personalized vaccines” to treat breast cancer and melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
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Pembrolizumab for melanoma bittersweet, doctor says
“Until we can further define who the highest-risk patients are, I think it’s hard to give it to everyone,” one doctor says.
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Study explores gender differences in pediatric melanoma
Male gender independently increased mortality, even after adjustment for confounding variables such as stage at diagnosis.
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Melanoma incidence is up, but death rates are down
“This is very encouraging data and represents the real-world effectiveness of these therapies.”
From the Journals
A fish tale? More on that seafood, melanoma study
“I wouldn’t encourage anyone to change their fish consumption habits just because of this paper.”
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Surgical site infections not increased in immunocompromised patients after Mohs surgery
Mohs surgery is increasingly being performed for patients who are immunosuppressed because of their higher incidence of skin cancer and higher...
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Mohs surgery in the elderly: The dilemma of when to treat
“The take-home point for me is to treat your whole patient, not just the tumor.”