Total-body examination found a higher absolute number of skin cancers but lesion-directed screening performed by a dermatologist appeared to be an acceptable alternative screening method in a Belgian ...

Rates of physician skin examinations increased significantly from baseline to 12 months in all three intervention groups: PAE, 24%-39%, relative risk [RR], 1.65, 95% ...

NEW YORK — The total body skin examination with or without dermatoscopy might eventually be marginalized by noninvasive technologies that greatly reduce the need for biopsy while increasing ...

The accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis varied by lesion type, physician specialty and experience, and examination method, with the greatest accuracy observed for dermatologists using dermoscopy, ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of visual skin examination by a clinician to screen ...

In the United States in 1999, approximately one million new cases of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma, and about 44,000 new cases of malignant melanoma, are expected to be diagnosed. 1 Malignant ...

Olaf Rodriguez shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to examine patient's skin Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at a visit to VitalSkin Dermatology, where we follow a patient through a ...