In a study to assess the risk of melanoma in relation to its tumour site and latitude, it was shown that risk of melanoma at different body sites is associated with different amounts and patterns of sun exposure. Recreational sun ...
DermaTalk Latest Articles
Self Skin Examination For Early Detection of Melanoma
Melanoma is the fastest growing cancer and its incidence is doubling every 10 years. Currently 1 in 60 individual will develop melanoma as per US data. With the changes in ozone layer, some predict this incidence will increase sharply in ...
Any Doubtful Non Itchy Painless Mass Could Be Skin Cancer
When cells of the skin multiply in a haphazard manner,they form small masses on the skin, and these are known as skin cancer. There are mainly three types of skin cancer. The most common are squamous cell carcinoma and basal ...
New Drug For Skin Cancer Approaching Commercialization
A drug that is activated by light can be a quick, simple, and cheap treatment for tens of thousands of patients with skin cancer in Sweden alone. Researcher Leif Eriksson’s team at Örebro University in Sweden has now received about ...