Skin Cancer

Four previously tested AI diagnostic algorithms for skin cancer demonstrated lower sensitivity and specificity when tested on a more diverse, publicly available and multimodal dataset, researchers reported.

Among the latest trending videos on expensive skin care regimens, a wave of misinformation about sunscreen effectiveness has filled popular social media platforms, leaving dermatologists to separate fact from fiction for patients.

Nonablative fractional laser resurfacing can deliver aesthetic benefits to patients and may also prevent nonmelanoma skin cancer, according to an expert.

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.”