“Identifying influential factors affecting sun protective behaviors are relevant to nursing practice because reducing patient morbidity and mortality in the population is very much a part of the foundation for professional practice”, according to authors of this open access article.
Diagnoses within the disease spectrum from moderately dysplastic naevi to early stage invasive melanoma are neither reproducible nor accurate, according to a recent US study.
This, the largest study on this subject to date, found no adverse impact on long-term clinical outcomes of patients due to delay of SLNB beyond 30 days, according to authors of the study.
Older age patients with thick, ulcerated lesions should be considered for increased nodal surveillance after negative SLNB (sentinel lymph node biopsy) given the low negative predictive value in this group, according to authors of this study.
This strategy sets out a vision for New Zealand’s health research and identifies four strategic priorities for the health research and innovation system, according to the Ministry of Health.
The association between ambient UVR and women's precautionary measures suggests that information about UVR may influence their decision to protect their skin, according to findings of a large Canadian survey.
Receiving information about melanoma genomic risk might trigger conversations about skin cancer prevention and skin examinations, according to authors of this study.
This recently released WHO document is intended for government health authorities, to assist in the development of public health interventions in relation to the use and management of sunbeds.
Study findings suggest lithium may reduce melanoma risk and associated mortality.
An important association was found between the extent of LAD (complete lymphadenectomy) and lymphatic complications, according to authors of a retrospective cohort study. They conclude that “further studies should evaluate the necessity and extent of aggressive LAD to balance survival benefit with morbidity of LAD procedures”.