Tag: Cancer: Skin
Add-On Local Peripheral Tx Beneficial in Metastatic Melanoma
Addition to ipilimumab has beneficial effect on overall survival even after adjustment
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking to Recommend Skin Cancer Screens
New report doesn't change Task Force's prior statement on skin cancer screening issued in 2009
Arsenic-Contaminated Water Linked to Skin Cancer in U.S.
Association occurred at arsenic concentrations below 2001 EPA maximum of 10 µg/L
Failure to Achieve Negative Margin Ups Facial BCC Recurrence
Other factors predicting recurrence of facial basal cell carcinoma include large tumor diameter, age
Patient Satisfaction High for Mohs Micrographic Surgery
For patients with skin cancer in the U.K., MMS well tolerated with high patient satisfaction scores
Laser Tx of Pigmented Lesions May Obscure Melanoma Diagnosis
In nine of 11 cases identified, no histologic assessment was conducted before laser therapy
Teaming With a Partner Ups Efficacy of Melanoma Self-Exams
Melanoma survivors benefited when they and a partner were trained in spotting malignancies
Decrease in Nevus Biopsies With Total Body Photography
Decreased age, male gender, family history of melanoma linked to biopsy rate after TBP
Life Expectancy Doesn’t Influence Care of Keratinocyte Carcinoma
No differences in rates of MMS, excision, ED&C for those with limited versus normal life expectancy
No Conclusive Link Between Melanoma Risk, PDE5 Inhibitors
Researchers say skin cancer in these patients is likely due to more sun exposure
