Tag: Cancer: Skin
Circulating Tumor DNA Can ID Outcomes for Patients With Melanoma
ctDNA detection at baseline was associated with worse recurrence-free, overall survival in BRAFV600-mutant stage III melanoma
Common Photosensitizing Drugs Increase Skin Cancer Risk
Estrogen treatment increased the risk for all investigated skin cancers
Many U.S. Adults Still Have Misconceptions About Skin Cancer Risk
About two-thirds of adults reported experiencing no sunburns in the past 12 months, while 2.1 percent reported experiencing more than six
Adding 3D Total Body Photography to Usual Care Increases Rate of Skin Excisions
Adding 3D TBP, sequential digital dermoscopy imaging to usual care increases skin excisions in patients at high risk for melanoma
Risk for Lymphoma, Skin Cancer Increased in Individuals With Tattoos
Increased risks seen based on twin cohort and case-cotwin studies
Machine Learning Model Accurately Predicts Survival in Merkel Cell Cancer
Tool demonstrated generalizability through high predictive performance in international clinical cohort
Thicker Melanoma Tumor Size Tied to Higher Risk of 20-Year Melanoma-Related Death
Findings for primary tumors of 0.8 to 1.0 mm versus those <0.8 mm
Teledermoscopy Accurate for Detecting Skin Cancers
TeleTeam detected 11 of 13 skin cancers with clinical photos, dermoscopy alone, with accuracy of 91 percent
Travel Time to Tanning Facilities Negatively Linked to Melanoma Incidence
Six high-risk clusters were identified with respect to county-level melanoma rate
New Set of Risk Factors Can Boost Detection of Suspicious Skin Lesions
C4C risk score achieved sensitivity of 80.46 ± 2.50 percent and specificity of 62.09 ± 1.90 percent, outperforming other models
