Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
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Studies address ibrutinib bleeding risk in patients with CLL receiving Mohs surgery
Mohs surgeons may commonly find themselves treating patients with these unique considerations.
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Bupivacaine following Mohs surgery reduces opioid use, study finds
Recent research has shown that Mohs micrographic surgeons have the highest rates of opioid prescribing of all dermatologists.
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Q&A with Hubert (Hugh) Greenway, MD
“Every patient who comes to see me has a story, so I try to understand their story,” Dr. Hugh Greenway said.
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Which solid organ transplant recipients face the highest risk of skin cancer?
Those at low risk for skin cancer include abdominal organ recipients, SOTR age of younger than 50 at time of transplant, and female gender.
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PLA testing brings nuance to the diagnosis of early-stage melanoma
“Future prospective randomized clinical trials are needed to examine role of genetic expression profiling in staging and managing patients,” Dr....
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Study finds discrepancies in biopsy decisions, diagnoses based on skin type
Disparities in dermatologic care among Black patients, compared with White patients, have been well documented.
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Why dermatologists should support artificial intelligence efforts
“I really do believe this is going to be the future,” Dr. Vishal A. Patel said.
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What causes cancer? There’s a lot we don’t know
Obesity status over time may be more relevant to cancer risk than one-off measures.
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Skin imaging working group releases first guidelines for AI algorithms used in dermatology
The goal of these guidelines is to “create higher-quality reporting of dataset and algorithm characteristics for dermatology AI.”
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Elevated mortality seen in Merkel cell patients from rural areas
“There is a need for us to further interrogate what the causes are for this disparity in care between rural and urban centers,” Dr. Bryan T....
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AI: Skin of color underrepresented in datasets used to identify skin cancer
“There was massive underrepresentation of skin lesion images from darker-skinned populations,” the authors wrote.