Photo series aims to bring awareness to patients living with melanoma
A national not-for-profit skin cancer organization in collaboration with a Canadian pharmaceutical company has launched a melanoma...
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by Emily Innes-Leroux, Associate Editor
Aug 11, 20162 min read
Cutaneous melanoma survival rates lower in patients with skin of colour
Despite higher incidence of cutaneous melanoma in Caucasians, the survival rate for cutaneous melanoma in patients with skin of colour is...
by Rob Leteste, Associate Editor
Jul 29, 20162 min read
Melanoma mutations higher in patients with gene variant associated with red hair
Flickr Gene variants associated with red hair, pale skin and freckles appear to be linked to a greater number of genetic mutations in...
by Rob Leteste, Associate Editor
Jul 14, 20162 min read
AAD releases skin cancer awareness video targeting younger women
A new skin cancer public service advertisement (PSA) called “Arms” has been released by the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in an...
Derm City
Jun 3, 20161 min read
New class of drugs shows promise against BRAF-inhibitor-resistant melanoma
Researchers from Nice, France, have tested a new class of drugs—thiazole benzensulfonamides or TZBs—in melanoma and are getting promising...
by Lynn Bradshaw, Senior Editor
May 30, 20162 min read
Two ways to improve patient comfort during skin cancer screening
Dermatologists might be able to improve patient comfort during skin cancer screening by respecting patient preferences for the...
by Lynn Bradshaw, Senior Editor
May 26, 20162 min read
Untreated sleep apnea may be related to melanoma aggressiveness
Image credit: American Thoracic Society Untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to be associated with increased...
Derm City
May 20, 20162 min read
‘Sunscreen gene’ identified
Image by: Johntex via wikimedia commons A study led by researchers from the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine...
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