To encourage sunscreen use messages should emphasize gains in appearance, whereas to discourage tanning, messages should emphasize potential or actual losses in health, according to this study.
The use of store-and-forward teledermatology could improve access to a dermatology consultation by optimizing the care course, however there is a lack of evidence to confirm the safety and efficacy of automated smartphone medical apps, according to this recent review.
Electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is very sensitive in detecting melanoma and may prove to be a useful clinical adjunct for ruling out malignant melanoma in challenging cases, according to this recent study.
Men with a history of non melanoma skin cancer were less likely to die of melanoma than those without an non melanoma skin cancer history, according to this recent study of more than 900 cases.
This recent study conducted by the University of Otago Cancer Society Social and Behavioural Research Unit provides evidence to suggest that the delivery of a comprehensive sun protection programme in a primary school setting is positively associated with school sun protection policies and practices, which can reduce students’ exposure to excessive UVR and, ultimately, their risk of skin cancer.
UVR self-report apps can reliably collect personal UVR exposure, but further improvements are required before the app can also be used to collect physical activity data, according to this feasibility study.
Hats’ sun protection effectiveness varied highly with environmental conditions and were mainly limited by the high contribution of diffuse UVR, irrespective of hat style, according to this recent study.
Metastatic melanoma to the large bowel had an incidence of 0.3%, with potentially long intervals between diagnosis of primary melanoma and large bowel metastasis, according to this recent study.
Adjuvant pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for resected high-risk melanoma led to almost a 20% absolute improvement in recurrence-free survival (RFS), irrespective of a tumor's PD-L1 expression status, according to this study.
Preventative skin cancer screening does not result in distress and anxiety, but instead may be associated with improved skin cancer prevention intentions and activities, according to this recent study.