Melanoma
Hospital Consult
Palliative Care: Utilization Patterns in Inpatient Dermatology
Although severe dermatologic disease negatively impacts patients’ quality of life, palliative care may be underutilized in this population.
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Imaging techniques will revolutionize cancer detection, expert predicts
Jennifer Barton, PhD, and her colleagues are developing an OCT/fluorescence imaging falloposcope that is 0.8 mm in diameter, flexible, and...
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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags...
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Experts share their sun protection tips for children
Most sunscreens are not approved for use in children under the age of 6 months because testing has not been done in this age group, Dr. Adelaide A...
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Antibiotic prophylaxis may lower SSIs in skin cancer surgery
There’s a lack of evidence from randomized clinical trials of the role of antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing SSI rates among patients undergoing...
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Lower racial disparity in melanoma diagnoses in vets than U.S. men overall, study finds
Melanoma was the fourth-most common cancer diagnosed in male VA patients.
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SPF is only the start when recommending sunscreens
In a recent study, 43% of dermatologists who responded to a survey reported that they never, rarely, or only sometimes took a patient’s skin type...
Case Letter
Eruptive Keratoacanthomas After Nivolumab Treatment of Stage III Melanoma
Eruptive keratoacanthomas (KAs) are a rare buttransient adverse effect of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitor therapy.
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Teledermatology follow-up after Mohs surgery gets a thumbs up from patients
“A big takeaway from our study is that streamlining this process is really essential for successful implementation,” Laura Rezac, MD, said.
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Mohs surgery workforce continues to increase
“If the attrition rate remains stable, even with changes in board certification and potential payor eligibility restrictions, the number of...
From the Journals
Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.