Tag: Cancer: Skin
Whites Have Longest Survival in Cutaneous Melanoma
For stages I and III, black patients have significantly lower survival, increased hazard ratios
Mohs Effective for Melanoma in Situ of Trunk, Extremities
Surgical margin of 9 mm needed to excise 97 percent of melanoma in situ
More Than Half of Melanomas Are Self-Detected
Self-detection by women ups prognosis; men have more melanomas in non-easily visible locations
pCR of 37 Percent for Topical Imiquimod in Lentigo Maligna
With imiquimod cure rate of 80 percent, half of surveyed patients preferred imiquimod over surgery
Psychoeducational Intervention Reduces Fear of CA Recurrence
Newly developed intervention effective for reducing FCR, stress, and increasing melanoma knowledge
Radiotherapy Aids Regional Control of Node+ Melanoma
However, risk of early distant relapse is close to 50 percent
Benign-Appearing Pediatric Skin Lesions May Be Melanoma
Benign-appearing lesions often deeper, have higher T stage than clinically malignant appearing lesions
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Risk Up in Organ Transplant Recipients
All recipients should have full-body skin evaluations after transplant surgery, regardless of ethnicity
Experimental Drug Shows Promise in Melanoma
Pevonedistat was effective for inhibiting proliferation of melanoma cell lines in vitro
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Best IDs Melanoma on Head, Neck
Second study shows that different melanomas have distinct RCM morphological characteristics
