Keratoacanthoma: Clinical and histopathologic features of regression Author Interview: Christine J. Ko, MD, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208059, New Haven, CT 06520 What are the main findings of the study? Although keratoacanthoma may be a subtype of squamous cell carcinoma with a very good prognosis (spontaneous regression), and while keratoacanthoma can be histopathologically indistinguishable from [...]
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RAS Mutations in Cutaneous Squamous-Cell Carcinomas in Patients Treated with BRAF Inhibitors
RAS Mutations in Cutaneous Squamous-Cell Carcinomas in Patients Treated with BRAF Inhibitors Author Interview: Dr. Antoni Ribas (from press release) What are the main findings of the study? Patients with metastatic melanoma taking the recently approved drug vemurafenib (Zelboraf®) responded well to the twice daily pill, but some of them developed a different, secondary skin [...]
Posted by admin on January 20, 2012
http://dermatologistsblog.com/skin-cancer/squamous-cell-cancer/ras-mutations-in-cutaneous-squamous-cell-carcinomas-in-patients-treated-with-braf-inhibitors/
Some cutaneous HPV types may be involved in non-melanoma skin cancer development
Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most common form of malignancy in adult Caucasian populations, with more than a million cases recorded each year in the USA alone. Lifestyle risk factors… but The incidence of these cancers is continuously rising due mainly to the aging structure of Western populations, and as a result of growing prosperity, [...]
Posted by admin on July 19, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/skin-cancer/some-cutaneous-hpv-types-may-be-involved-in-non-melanoma-skin-cancer-development/
Serious Skin Cancers: Risk Elevated in Heart Transplant Patients
A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that there is a significant risk of serious skin cancers, including cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, in heart transplant patients. When people receive heart transplants, they need immune medications to keep their body from rejecting the transplant. The changes to the immune system [...]
Posted by admin on June 30, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/skin-cancer/serious-skin-cancers-risk-elevated-in-heart-transplant-patients/
Protect Skin Left Exposed by Flip-Flops, Baseball Caps
Released: 6/14/2011 2:20 PM EDT Source: Loyola University Health System Newswise — MAYWOOD, Ill. – Cheap, convenient and casual, baseball caps and flip-flops have a trendy charm. Those qualities make them must-wear accessories for teens, outdoor enthusiasts, gardeners or anyone trying to keep cool during the sweltering days of summer. However, flip-flips and baseball caps [...]
Posted by admin on June 16, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/skin-cancer/protect-skin-left-exposed-by-flip-flops-baseball-caps/
“Gatekeeper” protein plays an important role in skin-cancer prevention.
New research from North Carolina State University shows that a “gatekeeper” protein plays an important role in skin-cancer prevention in humans and lab mice. The protein, C/EBP alpha, is normally abundantly expressed to help protect skin cells from DNA damage when humans are exposed to sunlight. The NC State research shows, however, that the protein [...]
Posted by admin on May 18, 2011
http://dermatologistsblog.com/skin-cancer/%e2%80%9cgatekeeper%e2%80%9d-protein-plays-an-important-role-in-skin-cancer-prevention/
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