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For patients with advanced melanoma

Favorable Outcomes for Vitiligo in Nivolumab-Treated Melanoma

Patients with vitiligo had higher objective response rate; prolonged progression-free, overall survival
More attention should be given to frailty-related items in clinical practice guidelines for nonmelanoma skin cancer

Guidance Needed for Frail Elderly With Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer

Integration of frailty-related items into current guidelines on nonmelanoma skin cancer is limited
For patients with metastatic melanoma

Add-On Local Peripheral Tx Beneficial in Metastatic Melanoma

Addition to ipilimumab has beneficial effect on overall survival even after adjustment
There is insufficient evidence to recommend regular full-body exams for skin cancer as a means of preventing deaths from these cancers

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking to Recommend Skin Cancer Screens

New report doesn't change Task Force's prior statement on skin cancer screening issued in 2009
Arsenic-contaminated water

Arsenic-Contaminated Water Linked to Skin Cancer in U.S.

Association occurred at arsenic concentrations below 2001 EPA maximum of 10 µg/L
Large tumor diameter

Failure to Achieve Negative Margin Ups Facial BCC Recurrence

Other factors predicting recurrence of facial basal cell carcinoma include large tumor diameter, age
For patients with skin cancer

Patient Satisfaction High for Mohs Micrographic Surgery

For patients with skin cancer in the U.K., MMS well tolerated with high patient satisfaction scores
Laser treatment of pigmented lesions can complicate the diagnosis of melanoma and potentially lead to a delay in diagnosis

Laser Tx of Pigmented Lesions May Obscure Melanoma Diagnosis

In nine of 11 cases identified, no histologic assessment was conducted before laser therapy
Enlisting a partner to assist with skin checks can improve the detection of cancer recurrence for melanoma patients

Teaming With a Partner Ups Efficacy of Melanoma Self-Exams

Melanoma survivors benefited when they and a partner were trained in spotting malignancies
Total body photography is associated with a reduction in nevus biopsies

Decrease in Nevus Biopsies With Total Body Photography

Decreased age, male gender, family history of melanoma linked to biopsy rate after TBP