Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
MONDAY, March 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A tweak in timing may make an immune-system therapy much more effective for patients undergoing surgery for advanced melanoma, a new clinical trial has found.Researchers showed that giving the therapy — a drug…
Learn MoreMethotrexate Linked to Increased Risk for Skin Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Methotrexate is associated with an increased risk for skin cancer, with evidence of a dose-response pattern, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in the British Journal of Cancer.Sam Polesie, M.D., …
Learn MoreLaser Treatment Might Help Prevent Common Forms of Skin Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cosmetic laser treatment that promises to erase wrinkles, scars, age spots and sun damage may also prevent the return of some skin cancers, a new, small study suggests. Researchers found that in patients wh…
Learn MoreRisk for Subsequent Facial Keratinocyte Carcinoma Lower With Laser Treatment
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with a history of facial keratinocyte carcinoma (KC), nonablative fractional laser (NAFL) treatment is associated with a reduced risk for subsequent development of facial KC, according to a study…
Learn MoreCould UV Light From Nail Polish Dryers Cause Cancer?
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Getting a gel manicure may be less safe than many think.Researchers say the nail polish dryers that use ultraviolet (UV) light to cure the gel polish emit possibly dangerous rays. These rays might lead to ce…
Learn MoreRegular Use of Vitamin D Linked to Fewer Melanoma Cases
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fewer melanoma cases are seen among individuals with regular use of oral vitamin D supplements, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in Melanoma Research.Emilia Kanasuo, from the University of Easter…
Learn MoreMPATH-Dx Version 2.0 Simplifies Classification of Melanoma
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Melanocytic Pathology Assessment Tool and Hierarchy for Diagnosis (MPATH-Dx) has been revised to simplify diagnoses into four classes, according to a consensus statement published online Jan. 11 in JAMA Ne…
Learn MoreExtirparán una lesión encontrada en la parte superior del ojo derecho de Jill Biden
MIÉRCOLES, 11 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La Primera Dama Jill Biden se someterá a una cirugía el miércoles en la mañana para extirpar una lesión encima de su ojo derecho.La lesión se descubrió durante una revisión de rutina para el cáncer de…
Learn MoreJill Biden to Have Lesion Above Right Eye Removed
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — First Lady Jill Biden is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday morning to have a lesion removed from above her right eye.The lesion was discovered during routine skin cancer screening, the president’s physici…
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