Olaf Rodriguez shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to examine patient's skin Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at a visit to VitalSkin Dermatology, where we follow a patient through a ...
For many people, the idea of a full-body skin check can feel intimidating. You may worry about what will be found, feel uncomfortable about the exam itself, or delay making ...
Your skin is your largest organ, but it doesn’t get the attention it deserves—especially when it comes to skin checks for cancer. That should change, says Dr. Susan Massick, associate professor of ...
In medicine, there is perhaps nothing as low-tech as a skin cancer examination. Doctors simply use their naked eyes to scan patients’ bodies for signs of trouble. But a new high-tech method that ...
EMILY: WITH SUMMER FIRMLY BEHIND US, IT’S A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT AN ANNUAL SKIN CHECK. EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC. ONE LOCAL WOMAN FOLLOWED HER GUT WHEN SHE NOTICED SOMETHING NEW. AND IT ...
When caught and treated early, skin cancer is highly curable. When allowed to progress, however, it can cause disfigurement and even death. Skin cancer is the world’s most common cancer; here in the U ...
Genomics testing company DermTech has found that most consumers have not had a full skin exam to check for potential skin cancers in the past 12 months. That’s according to a new survey of more than ...
The accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis varied by lesion type, physician specialty and experience, and examination method, with the greatest accuracy observed for dermatologists using dermoscopy, ...
A small handheld device called a dermatoscope is effective at detecting cancer. Could an extra 72 seconds in a routine skin exam help detect skin cancer? This month a group of experts from the United ...