Melanoma
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Treatment Costs Low for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
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USPTF Urges Counseling Against Sun Exposure
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Aggressive Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers Often Misdiagnosed
Major Finding: In only 51% of cases was there concordance between the preoperative and the definitive intraoperative diagnosis of a nonmelanoma...
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Fewer Visits Don't Jeopardize Melanoma Patient Care
Major Finding: Compared with the 2008 Australia and New Zealand guidelines for monitoring, the novel schedule, which required almost 3,000 fewer...
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Atopy May Protect Against Skin Cancer
Major Finding: German workers with atopic dermatitis had a 56% lower prevalence of nonmelanoma skin cancer than their coworkers without atopy.Data...
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MelaFind Receives FDA Approval
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Survival Similar With 2- vs. 4-cm Margins for Thick Melanomas
Major Finding: At a median follow-up of 6.7 years, the 5-year overall survival was 65% in 465 patients randomized to treatment with a 2-cm...
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Series of Articles on Melanoma Aimed at Informing Policy
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Young Children With Melanoma at Risk for SLN Metastases
Major Finding: Twenty-five percent of children and 14% of young adults who underwent biopsy had SLN metastases.Data Source: Investigators used the...
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Mini X-Ray Device Treats Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
Major Finding: Approximately 93% of patients treated for nonmelanoma skin cancers with an electronic brachytherapy device had cosmetic results...