Melanoma
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Indoor tanning slightly increases risk of melanoma- Melanoma risk 0.7% in congenital melanocytic nevi
- Pathologists disagree with each other and themselves on melanoma diagnoses
- No increased risk of melanoma at removal site of dysplastic nevi
- Risk of melanoma increases minimally, if at all, with the use of PDE5 inhibitors
- No difference in prognosis of patients with de novo versus nevus-associated melanoma
- Melanomas with unknown primary have better prognosis than those with known primary
- Mobile phone app–based artificial intelligence is accurate for diagnosing melanoma in patients with lighter skin tones
- Extremity nevus count associated with increased risk of melanoma and basal cell—but not squamous cell—carcinoma
- Mohs similar to wide excision in observational study of patients with stage I melanoma (most < 0.8 mm thickness)
- Worrisome mole? There's an app for that!
- USPSTF: No recommendation for or against skin cancer screening in adults at general risk for skin cancer (I recommendation)
- Counseling can decrease indoor tanning and increase sun protection
- Indoor tanning slightly increases risk of nonmelanoma skin cancers
- Genetic test results that identify increased risk do not change behavior
- USPSTF 2018 recommends counseling about minimizing exposure to UV radiation to prevent skin cancer (B recommendation)
- Adult survivors of childhood cancer at increased risk of subsequent cancer
- Nicotinamide reduces recurrent nonmelanoma skin cancers in high-risk patients
- Liraglutide reduces mortality (NNT = 71) in patients with T2DM and very high CV risk
- Consensus guideline recommends screening for some persons at high risk for pancreatic cancer
- Oral fingolimod reduces MS recurrence, appears to increase cancer risk
- Large increases in the risk of cardiovascular events following COVID-19 infection that required hospitalization