The main objective of this study was to describe and appraise the process of systematically developing a smartphone intervention to promote sun-protection during holidays. Based on user feedback, the app has been refined and a fully functional version is ready for formal testing in a feasibility pilot study.
A range of articles on melanoma nursing are featured in the August 2017 supplement of the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing.
As alcohol drinking is a prevalent and modifiable behaviour, it could serve as an important public health target to reduce the global health burden of NMSC, according to authors of this study.
Chronic sun exposure may increase the risk of developing multiple BCCs, according to authors of this study. They conclude that the data also show that cumulative sun exposure is as important for developing BCC as for SCC.
“Training materials aiming to increase layperson SSE accuracy should include a combination of illustrated and photorealistic visuals, to support respective gains in sensitivity and specificity”, according to authors of this study.
According to the results of a phase III clinical trial reported at ASCO 2017, “pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) provided lasting benefits in patients with advanced melanoma, and was associated with a relatively low (9%) risk of disease progression or death almost a year after finishing treatment”.
Conducted by Honorary Associate Professor Amanda Oakley, this one-day course will address clinical and dermatoscopic diagnosis of common benign and malignant skin lesions, particularly pigmented lesions.
Results of this study suggest that progression of disease from the sentinel lymph node (SLN) to the non-SLN compartment is orderly and is associated with the worsening of the disease status.
The authors of this study conclude that “based on previous studies and the initial study results presented here, it is reasonable to speculate that the app may induce behavioural change in the target population".
Thin melanoma <0.85 mm without high-risk features may be treated with WLE alone, according to authors of this study.