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Take Home Message: Diabetes (=Diabetes Mellitus, DM) shown here to be a risk factor for Skin Cancer development. In patients over 60, DM is associated with a higher risk of developing skin cancers particularly Keratinocytic Carcinomas (formerly called NMSC) (Study from Taiwan)... READ MORE

George Bush and Actinic Keratosis (AK)  Jimmy Carter and Skin Cancer (Melanoma)  Cindy Crawford and Moles  Lady Diana and Rosacea  Indira Gandhi and Piebaldism Clint Eastwood and Sun Damage  Naglaa Fathi and Psoriasis  W.C. Fields and Rosacea  Gorbachev and Port-Wine Stain ... READ MORE

Skin tumors, whether benign (Seborrheic Keratosis), premalignant (Actinic Keratosis (AK)) or malignant (Melanoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)) are more frequent following organ transplantation. This can be attributed to the immunosuppression induced... READ MORE

Introduction –Skin checks occupy a lot of the skin doctor’s time and should be performed on any patient – if possible. -This allows the dermatologist to know the skin of the patient – and to detect unsuspected sometimes malignant lesions (melanoma, skin... READ MORE

Skin Cancer detection is made by performing regular skin checks in at risk population as well as in the general population: -Not only does Total Body Skin Examination (TBSE) allow the dermatologist to diagnose skin cancer, but also other systemic conditions. -TBSE is also... READ MORE

High Blood Pressure (HBP, Hypertension) is the main “non-symptomatic” disease of our era. It is one of the cardiovascular risk factors which include among others diabetes, smoking and high cholesterol (dyslipidemia) Uncontrolled Hypertension increases the risk of... READ MORE

Actinic keratosis (AK) is a common intraepithelial dysplastic lesion preceding Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the skin (SCC). It is the result of chronic sun accumulation.   Who is affected ?
 (Risk factors) -men are affected more than females 
-old age
 -fair skin and latitude... READ MORE

La consommation d’alcool est liée à des nombreux problèmes de peau (cliquer ici pour accéder au menu des manifestations cutanées liées à la consommation d’alcool). Toutefois, cette étude apport une nouvelle association: le mélanome.     Dans cette étude(rétrospective,... READ MORE

Cutaneous Melanoma associated with Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Claire KOH, Martin TW CHIO, Hazel H OON. National Skin Centre, Singapore « Le risque de développer un mélanome a été étudié avec un intérêt croissant en raison de taux de survie améliorés des patients atteints d... READ MORE

Le sommaire ci-dessous est en anglais. Pour accéder aux articles en français, cliquer sur “(français)” à la fin de chaque titre.     Actinic Keratosis (AK) Actinic Keratosis in Japan (français)     Mechanisms of Sundamage Ultraviolet Damage: which layer do the... READ MORE