Tag: Cancer: Skin
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
Pathologists Vary in Suggested Therapy for Melanocytic Lesions
Variation may lead to undertreatment or overtreatment of melanocytic lesions
MicroRNAs 203 and 205 Are Prognostic in Cutaneous SCC
miR-205 expression in tumors with pathologic features indicating poor prognosis, in invasion front
Imiquimod Has Sustained Benefit for Basal Cell Carcinoma
Lower treatment success for imiquimod 5 percent than surgery, but rates similar at three, five years
Alcohol Intake Linked to Increase in Risk of Melanoma
Correlation stronger for melanoma in relatively UV-spared sites versus UV-exposed sites
