Skin Cancer

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• 3D total-body photography-sequential digital dermoscopy imaging resulted in higher costs per person over two years.

• Quality-adjusted life years were nearly identical between intervention and control groups.

New research indicates 3D total-body photography (TBP) paired with sequential digital dermoscopy imaging (SDDI) leads to higher care costs without significantly improving the detection of malignant me...

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• Validated sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) positivity models demonstrated strong discriminative performance in a meta-analysis.
• Models using gene expression profiles performed comparably to those using clinicopathologic features.
• The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and...

A new systematic review and meta-analysis found several externally validated risk prediction models for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) positivity in melanoma with strong discriminative performance,...

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• Mohs micrographic surgery reduced local recurrence in primary high-stage cSCC vs. wide local excision.
• No differences in disease-specific or overall survival were observed between MMS and WLE.

New research published in JAMA Dermatology suggested that Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) was associated with a lower local recurrence rate for high-stage cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).

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• Surgical excision for nodular basal cell carcinoma (nBCC)provides a 98.2% 5-year tumor-free survival rate compared to 77.8% for curettage followed by imiquimod.
• Most recurrences in the curettage + imiquimod group occurred within the first year after treatment.
• Superficial curettage + ...

Surgical excision (SE) is significantly more effective than superficial curettage (SC) followed by imiquimod cream, 5%, in maintaining tumor-free survival for nodular basal cell carcinoma (nBCC) after...

The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention recognized George Washington University as a Skin Smart Campus for its ongoing commitment to fostering a safe and healthy learning environment, with a focus on skin cancer prevention and UV safety, the university announced.

The Skin Smart Campus initiat...

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• Pyogenic granulomas show age-by-sex differences in incidence, particularly on the head/neck and trunk.
• Females are more frequently affected on the lower extremities, but no lateral or anterior-posterior biases were noted.
• The authors concluded trauma may not be a significant etiologic...

An analysis of more than 1,000 pathologically confirmed pyogenic granulomas (PGs) showed distinct age and sex patterns in their distribution, challenging previous understanding of their etiology. 

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• Heart transplant recipients face a 16% risk of developing skin cancer, with squamous and basal cell carcinomas being most common forms.
• Significant risk factors include age, male gender, white race, sunlight exposure, smoking history, and certain immunosuppressant therapies.
• Tailored ...

Heart transplant (HTx) recipients face a 16% overall risk of developing skin cancer, with squamous and basal cell carcinomas being the most common forms, a new meta-analysis indicated.

"Studies have s...

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• FDA-approved precision oncology therapies disproportionately benefit patients of East Asian and South Asian ancestries, with higher biomarker eligibility rates observed in these groups.
• Patients of African ancestry consistently show the lowest levels of biomarker-based eligibility, ev...

Patients of African ancestry remain underrepresented in eligibility for biomarker-driven precision oncology therapies, according to a new study in JAMA Dermatology.

The retrospective analysis of 59,43...