Throughout May, EltaMD Skin Care is launching a platform for people to share personal skin health stories including how they protect their skin daily, how they overcame skin cancer, and how they support loved ones who are skin cancer survivors.
Having a knowledge of skin cancer risk could influence risky behavior, such as tanning bed use, according to a study published in Dermatologic Surgery.
With millions of women experiencing menopause, the decline in estrogen affects skin and bone health, leading many to seek surgical and non-surgical facial rejuvenation treatments to address the aging effects of this life stage.
“We applaud the efforts by the FDA and industry to prioritize patient health. We look forward to the completion of the required testing and analysis to help eliminate public confusion about sunscreen ingredients,” AADA President Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD, FAAD, comments. Read more here.
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Skin cancer rates are rising in young men—and sunscreen use is not, Harper’s Bazaar reports.
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Results of DermTech Inc’s TRUST study were published recently in SKIN: The Journal Of Cutaneous Medicine, the company announces.
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SkinCure Oncology announces the results of a study, published in Oncology and Therapy, that shows a 99.3% cure rate in treating basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma with Image-Guided SRT.
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A new image-based AI tool can suggest clinical next steps for melanoma, but for darker skinned patients, equal outcomes are lacking, according to Massive Science.
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Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have discovered a skin pigment mechanism that could be developed into a topical drug aimed at reducing skin cancer risk, according to a study published in Cell.
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Authors recommend that dermatologists perform a total-body skin examination even when a patient is referred for a suspicious lesion, according to HealthDay.
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Researchers from KU Leuven may have found a new weapon in the fight against melanoma: antibiotics that target the “power plants” of cancer cells. Their findings are published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers from UT Southwestern have developed a way to accurately predict which skin cancers are highly metastatic. The study is published in Cell Systems.
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The Melanoma Research Alliance, a non-profit funder of melanoma research, announces its 2021 Dermatology Fellowship Award recipients.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists created a registry for molecular analysis of pediatric melanoma that provides insight into treatment. Research on findings from the registry appears in the journal Cancer.
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Effective against blood cancers, natural killer cells also may be effective against solid tumors such as melanoma, researchers suggest.
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Board-certified dermatologists urge everyone to #PracticeSafeSun, particularly individuals with a greater risk for developing skin cancer, AAD reports.
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A board-certified dermatologist goes beyond the numbers to ensure consumers are sun-safe heading into Memorial Day weekend
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Allure explains all the changes that might be experienced after Mohs reconstructive surgery, and how to deal with flaps and skin grafts — physically and emotionally.
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