Skin cancer

According to the World Health Organisation both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers have been increasing over the past decades; we are now facing an epidemic of these conditions. How did we get to this stage? Various initiatives including the ABCDE of melanoma have been developed by prestigious institutions to improve awareness and diagnosis but there is still no improvement in the prevalence of melanoma. Why is prevention apparently not effective and how hopeful does the future look? In this section we are aiming to provide a skin cancer focus in our daily bibliography coverage.

Smartphone Apps for melanoma detection by community, patient & GPs users: a @BrJDermatol review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bj… #skincancer #mHealth

2:58am Jun 3 2015 —

Smartphone diagnosis of skin cancer: there’s not yet an app for that @BrJDermatol no abstract onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bj… #skincancer #mHealth

2:54am Jun 3 2015 —

RT @CancerNetwrk: Nivolumab Trumps Ipilimumab as First-Line #Melanoma Therapy bit.ly/1K2mPdW #cancer #skincancer #oncology #ASCO15

2:14pm Jun 2 2015 —

#ASCO15 news – #skincancer primary prevention/Surgical management

2:12pm Jun 2 2015 —

#ASCO15 #skincancer major breakthrough podcast via @ABC_NewsRadio

2:10pm Jun 2 2015 —

#ASCO15 news: Immunotherapy: the big new hope for cancer treatment via @guardian theguardian.com/science/2015/j… #skincancer #melanoma

12:39pm Jun 1 2015 —

New Drug (Nivolumab) a Weapon Against Advanced Melanoma compare to Yervoy nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ne… #skincancer #ASCO15 @bmsnews

8:48am Jun 1 2015 —

A wristband that tells you when you’ve had enough sun via @guardian theguardian.com/business/2015/… #quantifiedskin #WearableTech #skincancer

8:41am Jun 1 2015 —

#skincancer News from #ASCO15 #dermatology #ASCO2015

6:51am Jun 1 2015 —

Molecular test to differentiate various form of #skincancer #ASCO15 #dermatology #ASCO2015

4:54pm May 31 2015 —