Cutaneous squamous cell cancer staging still requires refinement

LAS VEGAS – As cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma draws more attention, two popular staging systems still need refinement.

In Oregon, ‘war on melanoma’ takes flight

LAS VEGAS – Research project hopes to shrink melanoma mortality by emphasizing education, screening.

Researchers working to squash recurrence of superficial BCCs

LAS VEGAS – For now, surgery remains the gold standard of treatment to prevent recurrence.

Melanoma incidence continues to increase, yet mortality stabilizing

LAS VEGAS –Targeted screening efforts that stratify by risk factors and by age “makes screening more efficient and more cost effective.”

Las Vegas Dermatology Seminar kicks off on Thursday

The annual Skin Disease Education Foundation’s Las Vegas Dermatology Seminar gets underway Thursday and will feature presentations on topics ranging from updates on acne, hyperhidrosis, and rosacea, to pigmentation disorders and connective tissue disease. The...

Serum urate level governs management of difficult-to-treat gout

LAS VEGAS – Insufficient dosing of urate lowering therapy may be a reason for perceived treatment resistance.

New mechanisms, therapies for acne considered

SEATTLE – Inflammation is a constant, and it’s never too late to reduce scarring.

Take drug, patient-level factors into account for when to end antiresorptive therapy

LAS VEGAS – The agent and individual patient factors may affect the duration of treatment and the approach to resuming therapy.

Adjunctive therapy is among the roles for topical agents in psoriasis

SEATTLE – Topical agents have a place when a patient is doing well on treatment with a biologic, but is not responding completely

Treating AKs with PDT, other options

SEATTLE – A study comparing nanoemulsion of ALA and MAL found the nanoemulsion to be superior in achieving complete resolution of all lesions at 12 weeks.

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