Skin Cancer

The International League of Dermatological Societies has released an updated position statement on the use of topical corticosteroids in response to the rapidly growing misuse of these medicines in skin bleaching products.

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.

Offering image-guided superficial radiation therapy to rural populations could mend health disparities in nonmelanoma skin cancer treatment, according to a study published in Cancers.

Adjuvant cemiplimab prolonged DFS compared with placebo for certain patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

As the year comes to a close, Healio Dermatology has assembled this year’s most-read cutaneous oncology articles.

Healio spoke to the president of the American Academy of Dermatology after the organization issued a letter to the editor of The Atlantic with “serious concerns” over its article entitled “Against sunscreen absolutism.”

The FDA approved cosibelimab-ipdl for the treatment of certain patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

A new system called SpotCheck showed that teledermoscopy was equally as effective as in-person appointments in evaluating suspicious-looking skin lesions for skin cancer, according to a study.

The American Joint Committee on Cancer eighth edition staging system for Merkel cell carcinoma can risk-stratify disease-specific death better than overall survival with room for improvement, according to a study.