Cutaneous Oncology News

ORLANDO — The American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting was packed with “massive advancements” across the field, Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, chief medical editor of Healio Dermatology, said.

ORLANDO — Outgoing American Academy of Dermatology President Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD, passed the torch to Susan C. Taylor, MD, FAAD, who said she will continue pushing efforts to unify the organization during “a time of great disruption.”

ORLANDO — AI can transform how dermatologists diagnose skin conditions including melanoma; however, without attention to equitability, specifically in skin of color, it could exacerbate disparities in care, according to a speaker here.

Childhood cancer survivors are more than twice as likely to develop melanoma as the general population, according to findings published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Older adults with cancer had a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias than cancer-free individuals of the same age, according to results of a longitudinal retrospective study.

Concomitant use of statins improved survival among people with cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to results of a meta-analysis.

An AI tool appeared superior to two FDA-approved biomarkers for predicting how people with cancer will respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — As the U.S. continues to wait for newer sunscreen ingredients, patients should use tinted sunscreens to protect against visible light that causes photodamage, melasma and hyperpigmentation, according to a speaker here.

More than one-quarter of blood or marrow transplant survivors developed cutaneous malignant neoplasms, according to study results.