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Nab-paclitaxel marginally superior to dacarbazine for metastatic melanoma
Key clinical point: Nab-pacilitaxel had significantly longer PFS than dacarbazine in chemotherapy-naive patients with metastatic melanoma. Major...
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Erythematous Scaly Patch on the Jawline
A 70-year-old white woman with a history of basal cell carcinoma presented with a 2.7×1.9-cm ill-defined, erythematous, scaly patch along the...
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Children with multiple congenital melanocytic nevi should have CNS MRI
Children with multiple congenital melanocytic nevi should undergo a single screening CNS MRI within the first year of life.
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Children with multiple congenital melanocytic nevi should have CNS MRI
Children with multiple congenital melanocytic nevi should undergo a single screening CNS MRI within the first year of life.
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FDA approves nivolumab-ipilimumab combination for melanoma
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Topical fluorouracil shows long-term benefit for actinic keratoses
Key clinical point:One course of topical fluorouracil cream, 5%, decreased the need for localized treatment and the number of actinic keratoses...
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Topical resiquimod effective for early-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Key clinical point: Topical resiquimod was effective and well tolerated in patients with early-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL).
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New cancer cases to reach nearly 2.4 million in 2035 – AACR
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Acne and Melanoma: What to Do With the Reported Connection?
Dermatologists have become accustomed to reading about the associations of dermatologic disease with extracutaneous comorbidities (psoriasis...
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Sunscreens with DNA repair enzymes might lessen AK progression
At 6 months, improvements in field cancerization and levels of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers were significantly greater for the sunscreen-plus-...
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Management of dysplastic nevi varies widely
When you ask clinicians why they elect to reexcise dysplastic nevi, you’re likely to get a variety of answers.