This recent Australian study developed a tool to predict the risk of people aged 40 and over developing melanoma over the next 3.5 years. It calculates the results based on seven risk factors for melanoma.
Gender should be considered as one of the melanoma risk factors beyond traditional UV radiation, according to this recent study.
This recent study proposes a fully automated computer-aided diagnostic system for early detection of malignant melanoma using a dermoscope that is customized to attach to a smartphone.
A high level of knowledge of skin cancer risk factors does not translate into regular use of risk-lowering behaviours in youth aged between 18 and 25 years, according to this recent study.
Facebook posts that pose questions or discussion topics to young women in a private group are most helpful in delivering an indoor tanning intervention that solicits engagement and challenges beliefs, according to this recent study.
Greater understanding of the limitations of online melanoma prognostic tools that provide survival predictions is required to ensure the tools are a useful resource for both patients and clinicians, this recent study suggests.
Understanding health information needs and psychosocial factors of patients prior to or at diagnosis of uveal melanoma can help identify proactive supportive interventions, this recent study suggests.
Twitter is an efficient and inexpensive way to learn about indoor tanning behavior and attitudes and identify high-risk individuals, therefore helping to inform the development of targeted social media-delivered campaigns according to this recent study.
In a review of the 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Melanoma in Australia and New Zealand, excision margins for invasive melanoma have been left unchanged. However, based on available evidence, melanoma in situ should be excised with 5–10 mm margins with the aim of achieving complete histological clearance.
This paper reports the method for an intervention study which will assess the effectiveness of using technology-based interventions to promote sun-safety and healthy behaviours in outdoor construction workers.