Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
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Lower-extremity lymphedema associated with more skin cancer risk
This is the first large-scale study evaluating the association between LE lymphedema and LE skin cancer.
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Actinic keratoses may predict skin cancers in older adults
AKs have been associated with a small risk for cutaneous SCC, but associations with risk for other skin cancers have not been well studied.
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AI flagged skin cancer with near-perfect accuracy, in UK study
The researchers tested the AI by integrating it into a clinical diagnosis process - anticipating a future in which AI helps doctors catch skin...
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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
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Can skin bleaching lead to cancer?
Prevalence of skin bleaching in several African countries ranged from 25% in Mali (based on a 1993 survey of 210 women) to a high of 79.25% in...
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Mohs found to confer survival benefit in localized Merkel cell carcinoma
Results provide “preliminary data suggesting that treatment of localized, early-stage MCC with MMS may result in the most optimal patient survival...
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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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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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Study supports new NCCN classification for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
The high- and very-high-risk groups in the NCCN guidelines identify SCCs at greatest risk for developing poor outcomes.
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Multiprong strategy makes clinical trials less White
Only a small percentage of eligible patients participate in clinical trials in the first place, and very few come from racial and ethnic minority...
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CBSM phone app eases anxiety, depression in cancer patients
Few patients with cancer have access to psycho-oncologic support.