Tag: Cancer: Skin
American Academy of Dermatology, March 3-7
The American Academy of Dermatology The annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology was held from March 3 to 7 in Orlando,...
Cost-Effectiveness Compared for Metastatic Melanoma Treatments
First-line pembrolizumab or nivolumab followed by second-line ipilumumab most cost-effective
Pre-Op Phone Consult Doesn’t Cut Anxiety Before Mohs Surgery
Educational telephone consult doesn't reduce anxiety or up satisfaction before Mohs micrographic sx
Sun Protection Behaviors Often Poor Among Melanoma Survivors
One in five had suffered a sunburn in the past year, researchers find
Indoor Tanning Cost U.S. Health Care $343 Million Annually
Skin cancers from ultraviolet light in devices totaled $343.1 million in 2015 alone, researchers say
Large-Scale Skin Cancer Screening Initiative Feasible
Screened patients more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma and thinner invasive melanoma
Quenched Activity-Based Probe Imaging Beneficial in NMSC
Probe imaging can differentiate basal, squamous cell carcinomas from normal appearing skin tissue
Incidence of Melanoma Continues to Rise in Majority of States
And, sex, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity impact the prevalence of indoor tanning use among youth
Confocal Microscopy Aids Surgical Removal of Tumors From Eyelid
Current study evaluated reflectance mode, horizontal scanning for removal of eyelid basal cell carcinoma
Melanoma Incidence, Mortality Continue to Rise in the U.S.
Compound annual growth rate: 0.9 percent in raw incidence, 3.0 percent in in situ melanoma incidence