In my last 13 years of immersion in dermatology, I have often asked this simple yet elusive question of my superiors, my colleagues, and myself: Which patients need skin checks? As I peruse my ...
MAITLAND, Fla., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Concerns over the magnitude of COVID-19's effect on the timely detection and management of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers has led an elite team of ...
As summer nears and more people prepare to go out in the sun, a dermatologist and dermatopathologist discusses the conflicting recommendations over full body skin inspections. As rates of skin cancer, ...
Melanomas make up a slightly smaller number of skin cancer cases than BCC or SCC, but malignant melanoma is much more aggressive and tends to spread to other parts of the body. These cancers may be ...
Dermatology residents improve the accuracy, efficiency of an evaluation that identifies skin cancers
The evaluation, called a total body skin exam, is a full visual assessment of the entirety of a patient's skin surfaces for cancers. The standard practice at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is to ...
Even couples that have been together for years may be embarrassed to let a partner see their less than perfect bodies naked in bright light. That can hamper their willingness to do total body skin ...
One of the most ubiquitous diagnostic tests performed in dermatology, the skin biopsy is the standard for the diagnosis of skin cancer. However, given an imbalance between the number of dermatologists ...
Early detection of melanoma can significantly reduce both morbidity and mortality. The risk of dying from the disease, in fact, is directly related to the depth of the cancer, which is directly ...
Conner Fenlon noticed he had a small bald spot on the back of his head, near the top, when he was in high school. He figured it was a sort of birthmark and never gave it much thought. Then, last year, ...
STOCKHOLM, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SciBase Holding AB ("SciBase") (STO:SCIB), a leading developer of augmented intelligence-based solutions for skin disorders, announced today, on "Melanoma Monday ...
CHICAGO -- Even couples that have been together for years may be embarrassed to let a spouse or partner see their less than perfect bodies naked in bright light. That shyness can hamper a couple's ...
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