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Study: Patients Rate Surgical Facial Scars More Critically Than Surgeons or Strangers
Researchers advise surgeons to explain to patients in detail how their facial scar will look post-surgery and that they themselves will perceive their scars to be more significant than others will.
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Older Age Tied to More Complications After Breast Reconstruction
Older women undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy face slightly higher risks of complications but report better psychological well-being despite lower satisfaction with breast appearance, highlighting the need to weigh age-related risks and benefits when considering surgery.
Men Would Rather Die Than Wear Sunscreen. Why?
Skin cancer rates are rising in young men—and sunscreen use is not, Harper’s Bazaar reports.
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DermTech’s Pigmented Lesion Assay Could Detect Melanoma at Its Earliest Stages, TRUST Study Suggests
Results of DermTech Inc’s TRUST study were published recently in SKIN: The Journal Of Cutaneous Medicine, the company announces.
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Image-Guided Superficial Radiotherapy Is 99.3 Percent Effective in Treating Common Skin Cancers Without Surgery, Study Suggests
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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Artificial Intelligence Can Help Diagnose Skin Cancer, but Only on White Skin
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 Identify Skin-Darkening Enzyme That Could Help Prevent Skin Cancers
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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Fewer Cancers Might Be Missed With Full-Body Skin Examinations
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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Antibiotics May Help to Treat Melanoma
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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This Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Aims to Assess Metastatic Potential in Skin Cancers
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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Melanoma Research Alliance Announces 13 Dermatology Fellowship Award Recipients
The Melanoma Research Alliance, a non-profit funder of melanoma research, announces its 2021 Dermatology Fellowship Award recipients.
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Melanoma Registry Results Shine Light on Rare Pediatric Cancer
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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Cell-Based Immunotherapy Shows Promise Against Melanoma
Effective against blood cancers, natural killer cells also may be effective against solid tumors such as melanoma, researchers suggest.
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Only a Third of Americans are Concerned About Skin Cancer Despite Nearly 70% Having at Least One Risk Factor
Board-certified dermatologists urge everyone to #PracticeSafeSun, particularly individuals with a greater risk for developing skin cancer, AAD reports.
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Americans Need a Refresher on Sunscreen Application and SPF, Per AAD Survey
A board-certified dermatologist goes beyond the numbers to ensure consumers are sun-safe heading into Memorial Day weekend
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The Complete Guide to Healing After Mohs Reconstruction Surgery
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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Establishing Guidelines for Surgery After Skin Cancer
Physicians now have evidence-based recommendations for when skin cancer leaves a patient in need of reconstructive surgery. UConn Health’s chief of plastic surgery, Dr. Andrew Chen, led a national brain trust to come up with them, UConn Today reports.
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