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by John Evans, Associate Editor
Jun 9, 20172 min read
Melanoma patients’ survival odds not improved by complete lymph node dissection
The common practice of surgically removing all lymph nodes adjacent to a melanoma that has spread does not appear to improve patient...
by Emily Innes-Leroux
Jun 7, 20173 min read
3 tips for patients to select right eyewear to protect against UVR
The Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) has partnered with the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) to launch The Sunglasses...
By John Evans, Associate Editor, Derm.city
May 27, 20174 min read
SSS Vancouver 2017: Skin cancer in darker skin – incidence and presentation
While there is a common perception that skin pigmentation is protective against skin cancer, even individuals with the most pigmented...
by John Evans, Associate Editor
May 26, 20172 min read
Common erectile dysfunction medicines do not raise the risk of skin cancer
A meta-analysis looking at the risk of melanoma in men using phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors to treat erectile dysfunction has...
by John Evans, Associate Editor
May 19, 20172 min read
Incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers on the rise
A report from the Mayo Clinic states that incidence rates for basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas...
by Dimitrios Koutsomitis
May 4, 20171 min read
“Red hair” gene association found between melanoma and Parkinson’s disease
Scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston suggest that melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene variant tied to red hair and...
by Emily Innes-Leroux
May 3, 20172 min read
Investigators discover how skin cancer-causing virus can stay latent in the body
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a new mechanism that could explain how the Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCV),...
By John Evans, Associate Editor, Derm.city
Apr 28, 20172 min read
Pregnancy does not raise melanoma risk
Pregnant women are not at higher risk of developing melanoma than women who are not pregnant, and the prognosis for melanoma is not worse...
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