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Nov 16, 20172 min read

Researchers define safe, effective margins for ‘one and done’ skin removal around dysplastic nevi

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City have released recommendations for defined surgical margins for complete removal o

Nov 9, 20177 min read

New genes responsible for skin colour identified

A Penn-led team identified new genes associated with skin colour variations. Their study of more than 2,000 Africans from diverse ethnic...

Nov 3, 20173 min read

Seven skin health myths many patients believe

The ease of searching the internet and patient curiosity about their own skin conditions often leads to patients presenting their physicians

Aug 30, 20172 min read

Beta blockers may make checkpoint inhibitors more reliable

A preclinical study suggests that beta blocker medications, commonly prescribed for hypertension and cardiac arrhythmia among other...

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...

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...

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...

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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