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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...

Cancer Screening Rates Down Among American Adults

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 – Cancer screenings are literal life savers, catching tumors early enough to cure patients and prevent deaths. Unfortunately, routine cancer screening rates have declined...

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...

Risk for Lymphoma, Skin Cancer Increased in Individuals With Tattoos

FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 – Tattooed individuals have an increased risk for lymphoma and skin cancers, according to a study recently published in BMC Public Health. Signe Bedsted Clemmensen, from the...

Tattoos Might Increase Risk of Lymphoma, Skin Cancer

THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – People put a lot of thought into getting a tattoo – the design they desire, the location they prefer and the message their body art will send to others. Most don’t think abo...

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...

Thicker Melanoma Tumor Size Tied to Higher Risk of 20-Year Melanoma-Related Death

FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – Risk of 20-year melanoma-related death increases significantly for patients with primary tumors of 0.8 to 1.0 mm in thickness, according to a study published online Dec. 11...

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....

Travel Time to Tanning Facilities Negatively Linked to Melanoma Incidence

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – There is a negative association between travel time to tanning facilities and county-level melanoma incidence rates, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the...

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