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AACR: Pretrained Machine Learning Models Help Diagnose Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 – Leveraging whole slide embedding from pretrained foundation models (FMs) improves nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) diagnosis, according to a study presented at the annual...
Circulating Tumor DNA Can ID Outcomes for Patients With Melanoma
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 – Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) measurements of cell-free, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can identify patients with melanoma and a high risk for...
Blood Test Can Predict Melanoma Recurrence
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 – A new blood test can help predict if melanoma survivors will have a future bout with skin cancer, researchers say. The test looks for DNA fragments that are shed by...
Common Photosensitizing Drugs Increase Skin Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, April 1, 2025 – Some commonly prescribed photosensitizing drugs increase skin cancer risk, according to a study published online March 18 in Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & ...
Many U.S. Adults Still Have Misconceptions About Skin Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – About two-thirds of U.S. adults report no sunburns in the past year, with significant associations seen between the number of sunburns and sociodemographic factors,...
Adding 3D Total Body Photography to Usual Care Increases Rate of Skin Excisions
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – The addition of three-dimensional (3D) total-body photography (TBP) and sequential digital dermoscopy imaging (SDDI) via teledermatology to usual care increases the...
Machine Learning Model Accurately Predicts Survival in Merkel Cell Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – A machine learning model can make accurate survival predictions for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), according to a study published online Jan. 8 in npj Digital Medicine....
Diabetes Drug Metformin Protects Against Skin Cancer, New Research Says
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – A popular diabetes drug can provide protection against skin cancers, a new study says. Metformin significantly reduces people’s risk of developing basal cell cancers or s...
Characteristics Differ for Melanomas in Children, Teens, Young Adults
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 – Tumor characteristics differ significantly among pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with melanoma, with decreasing incidence rates seen among young...
Teledermoscopy Accurate for Detecting Skin Cancers
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 – Teledermoscopy has high accuracy for detecting skin cancers, according to a research letter published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology....
Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma Incidence Increasing Among the Elderly
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – From 1987 to 2016, there was a considerable increase in the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) among the elderly in the United States, according to a study...
New Set of Risk Factors Can Boost Detection of Suspicious Skin Lesions
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – A new set of skin cancer risk factors can improve detection of suspicious skin lesions, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in Scientific Reports. Shafiqul Islam,...
Anti-CTAg Antibodies Identified in Stage I, II Melanoma
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2, 2024 – Circulating antibodies against cancer-testis antigens (CTAgs) are found in stage I and stage II melanoma plasma samples, according to a study presented at the annual...
How Common Drugs, Lotions Can Worsen Sunlight's Harm to Your Skin
SATURDAY, Aug. 10, 2024 – Most folks know that a good sunscreen can guard against the sun's harmful rays, but many might not realize that some medications and creams can undo some of that...
Prevalence of Skin Cancer Varies for Sexual Minority, Heterosexual Adults
FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 – With respect to their lifetime prevalence of skin cancer, sexual minority (SM) adults differ across racial and ethnic groups and among males and females, according to a study...