Tag: Cancer: Skin
Overall Survival Up for Melanoma Brain Metastases
Median overall survival from time of diagnosis has increased from 7.5 to 22.7 months
USPSTF Recommends Counseling Youth on Sun Protection Behavior
Counseling should be provided to fair-skinned individuals aged 6 months to 24 years, parents
Insurance Type Linked to Surgery Delay in Melanoma
Surgical treatment delays increased for Medicaid versus private patients, for nonwhite patients
Propranolol Use Inversely Linked to Melanoma Recurrence
Patients taking propranolol as off-label adjuvant treatment had reduced risk of recurrence
Skin Cancer Prevention Strategies Needed in Work Settings
High occupational UV exposure tied to two-fold increase in skin cancer risk
Adjuvant Nivolumab Tops Ipilimumab in Melanoma
Longer recurrence-free survival for stage IIIB, IIIC, IV melanoma
Dabrafenib, Trametinib Beneficial in Resected Melanoma
Rate of relapse-free survival up for resected stage III melanoma with BRAF V600E, V600K mutations
Most Melanomas Don’t Start As Existing Moles
More than two-thirds occur as new lesions, researchers find
Computed Tomography Useful for Staging Head, Neck Melanoma
CT identifies more metastases, avoids unnecessary sentinel lymph node biopsies
Arsenic Levels Higher in Patients With Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
Much higher levels of inorganic arsenic, trivalent, pentavalent arsenic, monomethylarsonic acid
