Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
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New cases of Merkel cell carcinoma increased 95% between 2000 and 2013
Incidence expected to be over 3,000 cases/year in United States by 2025.
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CO2 laser guided by confocal microscopy effectively treated superficial BCC
DALLAS – Over an average follow-up of 17 months, no recurrence has been detected clinically, dermoscopically, or by reflectance confocal...
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Cancer-related clinical pearls from pediatric dermatology
KAUAI, HAWAII – Up to 20% of children with medulloblastoma have basal cell nevus syndrome, typically mistaken for skin tags by oncologists.
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Posttransplant skin conditions vary widely by ethnicity
Researcher highlights increased prevalence of keratinocyte neoplasms in whites/Far East Asians and Kaposi’s sarcoma in blacks.
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Lenalidomide yields responses in a rare cutaneous lymphoma
Reduced doses of the drug showed the best results in the phase 2 trial.
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Counsel children and young adults on skin cancer prevention
The recommendations target asymptomatic individuals with no history of skin cancer who might be likely to sunburn easily.
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cSCC staging systems poorly determine metastasis risk
In a study of 6,721 cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patients, current staging systems poorly discerned between patients with and without...
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Consider drug holidays for BCC patients on hedgehog inhibitors
KAUAI, HAWAII – Side effects can become intolerable after a few months, so physicians have looked for alternative dosing regimens.
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Study: Test for PD-L1 amplification in solid tumors
PD-L1 amplification is rare in solid tumors, but responses to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade seen in patients with the amplification warrant testing for it...
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Study IDs predictors of nonmelanoma skin cancer in IBD
Male gender and white race rank among epidemiologic risk factors that predict which IBD patients go on to develop nonmelanoma skin cancer.
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AAD guidelines favor surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancers
The guidelines for basal cell and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma also discuss biopsy techniques, tumor staging, and prevention of recurrence of...