A simple oral dose of an active form of vitamin B3 may be the secret to stopping people with significant sun damage from developing some forms of skin cancer.
New research from the University of Sydney has found that a high dose of vitamin B derivative nicotinamide can prevent up to a quarter of non-melanoma skin cancers.
The number of moles present on one arm could be a useful tool in assessing a person’s risk for melanoma in the primary care setting, a new study has found.
The study, published in the British Journal of Dermatology, was designed to identify a smaller proxy area of the body that could be used to accurately estimate the number of nevi on the body as a whole.
The onset of vitiligo may be associated with clinical benefit in patients with metastatic melanoma who were treated with Keytruda, according to study results recently published in JAMA Dermatology.
A recent study examined the impact of a nationwide skin cancer screening program started in Germany in 2008 following a pilot study conducted between 2003 and 2004. The program may be the first ever nationwide program of its sort implemented.
