You already know it’s worth giving your skin a regular look-over for anything new or suspicious. But if your scanning process tends to be a quick once-over, there’s no better time than now to get a ...
Summer is on the horizon, making it the perfect time to discuss the importance of getting regular skin cancer screenings. If you’ve never had skin cancer, you should see your dermatologist at least ...
Every year, five million Americans are diagnosed with skin cancer. "Skin cancer affects actually more Americans yearly than all other cancer diagnoses combined," said Dr. Tiffany Libby, a ...
Dermatologists were more accurate than primary care physicians in diagnosing skin cancer, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis that appears in JAMA Dermatology. According to the study ...
Remove makeup, primarily if facial concerns are to be addressed.
Every day, more than 9,500 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with skin cancer, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, a New York City-based nonprofit. Early detection and treatment is the key to a ...
A small handheld device called a dermatoscope is effective at detecting cancer. Could an extra 72 seconds in a routine skin exam help detect skin cancer? This month a group of experts from the United ...
Most melanomas detected in a general-practice dermatology clinic were found by dermatologists during full-body skin examinations of patients who had come to the clinic for different complaints, ...
When caught and treated early, skin cancer is highly curable. When allowed to progress, however, it can cause disfigurement and even death. Skin cancer is the world’s most common cancer; here in the U ...
Although dermatology may not automatically command the respect of other disciplines such as oncology, Drs. Henry Miller and Renata H. Mullen explain why dermatology is one of modern medicine’s most ...
LA JOLLA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DermTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMTK) (“DermTech” or the “Company”), a leader in precision dermatology enabled by a non-invasive skin genomics platform, today announced the ...