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Jun 08 - Skin Cancer, Medications and Medical Conditions #

Hi everyone. Today, I want to talk about some medical conditions and their treatments in relation to skin cancer. While most people accept that treatments and medications have side effects, nobody wants to hear that medications they must take for one condition may lead to cancer of another organ. Unfortunately, some diseases require very strong and unique treatments that carry a real risk of future cancers. I am going to focus on...

Jun 08 - Skin Cancer, Medications and Medical Conditions #

Hi everyone. Today, I want to talk about some medical conditions and their treatments in relation to skin cancer. While most people accept that treatments and medications have side effects, nobody wants to hear that medications they must take for one condition may lead to cancer of another organ. Unfortunately, some diseases require very strong and unique treatments that carry a real risk of future cancers. I am going to focus on...

Feb 20 - Are your moles and freckles precancerous? #

Hi everyone. Today I want to talk about some new information coming out about actinic keratoses, which are thought to be precancerous lesions commonly found on sun exposed areas of skin. These scaly, usually somewhat reddish skin lesions are commonly treated with liquid nitrogen in order to prevent them from possibly evolving into squamous cell carcinoma. Other common treatments include topical creams such as imiquimod, diclofenac, and...

Feb 20 - Are your moles and freckles precancerous? #

Hi everyone. Today I want to talk about some new information coming out about actinic keratoses, which are thought to be precancerous lesions commonly found on sun exposed areas of skin. These scaly, usually somewhat reddish skin lesions are commonly treated with liquid nitrogen in order to prevent them from possibly evolving into squamous cell carcinoma. Other common treatments include topical creams such as imiquimod, diclofenac, and...

Feb 20 - Are your moles and freckles precancerous? #

Hi everyone. Today I want to talk about some new information coming out about actinic keratoses, which are thought to be precancerous lesions commonly found on sun exposed areas of skin. These scaly, usually somewhat reddish skin lesions are commonly treated with liquid nitrogen in order to prevent them from possibly evolving into squamous cell carcinoma. Other common treatments include topical creams such as imiquimod, diclofenac, and...

Jan 05 - Sniff out skin cancer #

Hi everyone. Skin cancers typically have a usual appearance that leads your dermatologist to perform a skin biopsy to get the diagnosis. But are there any features other than appearance that may help us diagnose skin cancer before it has taken on the typical appearance? Recently, chemists have reported that skin cancers may have a certain odor that may be detected while the cancer is in a very early stage. There have been reports of...

Jan 05 - Sniff out skin cancer #

Hi everyone. Skin cancers typically have a usual appearance that leads your dermatologist to perform a skin biopsy to get the diagnosis. But are there any features other than appearance that may help us diagnose skin cancer before it has taken on the typical appearance? Recently, chemists have reported that skin cancers may have a certain odor that may be detected while the cancer is in a very early stage. There have been reports of...

Jan 05 - Sniff out skin cancer #

Hi everyone. Skin cancers typically have a usual appearance that leads your dermatologist to perform a skin biopsy to get the diagnosis. But are there any features other than appearance that may help us diagnose skin cancer before it has taken on the typical appearance? Recently, chemists have reported that skin cancers may have a certain odor that may be detected while the cancer is in a very early stage. There have been reports of...

Jan 05 - Sniff out skin cancer #

Hi everyone. Skin cancers typically have a usual appearance that leads your dermatologist to perform a skin biopsy to get the diagnosis. But are there any features other than appearance that may help us diagnose skin cancer before it has taken on the typical appearance? Recently, chemists have reported that skin cancers may have a certain odor that may be detected while the cancer is in a very early stage. There have been reports of...

Oct 06 - Do Moisturizers Cause Skin Cancer? #

Hi everyone. Today I want to talk about a recently published article with unintended findings that suggests that commonly used moisturizers may contribute to skin cancer formation. Patients often inquire about the safety of products and while products are extensively tested by the FDA prior to approval, there are things that do go undetected.In this recently published study (in the respected Journal of Investigative Dermatology), researchers...