Treating patients with multiple SCCs requires clearing dermal disease first, then addressing field in situ disease topically; physicians are frequently required to make judgment calls, an expert says.

Many physicians believe that if left untreated, actinic keratoses will become a grave danger to the patient. According to a French dermatologist, however, actinic keratosis usually poses no threat to the life of the patient, and the immediate treatment of these lesions is not mandatory, provided that the AKs that evolve into more advanced tumors are detected and treated, and that patients are not immunosuppressed.

Government reimbursements for dermatologic procedures are shrinking, while the number of cases of skin cancer continue to rise.

Unique clinical presentations in skin cancers among ethnic people can confuse physicians and perpetuate the problem of later diagnoses and higher mortality rates in darker-skinned individuals. Physicians should be particularly careful in checking feet and hands for possible signs of skin cancer, and use care not to confuse signs with those of other conditions.

The proposed new rules for sunscreens issued by the FDA have focused attention on understanding the different methods available for assessing UVA protection. Considering the limitations of various tests and real-world product use patterns, it is important that a sunscreen demonstrate both high levels of in vivo and in vitro protection against UVA as well as a high SPF level.

Advanced basal cell carcinoma responded dramatically to an experimental agent that inhibits the aberrant Hedgehog signaling pathway, according to a recent study.

In vitro studies evaluated the transmission profiles and photostability of three commercially available sunscreens, as well as their activity for protecting against UV-induced cytotoxicity and genotoxicity.

The Mohs surgeon who introduced the technique in Brazil shares practical tips for successful Mohs surgery.

A three-point checklist applied in dermoscopy could significantly assist non-experts of dermoscopy to accurately diagnose suspicious skin lesions, according to a recent study.