The Skin Cancer College of Australasia are hosting a free webinar at 9.30 pm (NZT) on Wednesday 18 March 2020. The webinar topic is "The contemporary role of radiotherapy for primary care skin cancer practitioners”.
This study aimed to analyse Twitter posts in Australia to establish a baseline of skin cancer and sun-related communication trends. It concludes that linking tweets with temperature, sharing by celebrities or non-health-related organisations and individuals with a high following can all contribute to greater spread of skin cancer and sun-related messages.
Predictive and prognostic factors of survival for mucosal melanoma have not yet been elucidated. According to this recent study, older age and advanced stage have significant negative effects on the survival of mucosal melanoma. Thus, the AJCC staging system is applicable for mucosal melanoma.
According to this recent study, the use of mobile teledermoscopy did not increase sensitivity for the detection of skin cancers compared with naked-eye skin self-examination in adults at high risk of skin cancer.
This recent study illustrates the value of mutation testing in establishing a diagnosis in cases of undifferentiated malignancy, particularly when melanoma metastases are clinically suspected.
According to this recent study, improved understanding of the patient factors and characteristics of melanomas, in addition to tumour thickness, which increase the likelihood of progression, is needed to guide clinical diagnosis, communication with patients and ongoing surveillance pathways of patients with potentially fatal lesions.
According to this recent study, banning indoor tanning may be associated with reduced skin cancer burden and health care costs. Corresponding gains from prohibiting indoor tanning by minors only may be smaller.
Body composition is minimally investigated in an immunotherapy era. According to this recent study, skeletal muscle radiographic density (SMD) may identify patients with flawed immunology and predict who may better respond to such therapy. Ipilimumab dosing by skeletal muscle index stands in contrast to weight-based dosing and may demonstrate a more accurate method of antibody dosing.
Microscopic satellite metastases are an adverse prognostic feature in primary cutaneous melanoma patients. This study sought to determine the prognostic significance of microsatellites in histopathologically reviewed cases.
The objective of this recent study was to identify short- and long-term predictors of skin self-examination (SSE) among melanoma survivors to inform future prevention interventions in high-risk groups.