Results of a recent study indicate that there is an increase in the incidence of lymphoma among atopic dermatitis patients using topical corticosteroids.

Environmental elements can increase risks for sun damage, particularly for athletes who spend extended periods outdoors. Athletes should protect themselves by wearing waterproof sunscreens with a very high sun protection factor number, such as SFP 50 and above. Wearing protective clothing is another precautionary measure that athletes can take.

There is increasing evidence demonstrating that photodynamic therapy is effective in the treatment of actinic keratosis, Bowen's Disease (squamous cell carcinoma in situ), as well as superficial and nodular basal cell carcinoma.

Researchers' growing understanding of melanoma's molecular biology is facilitating the development of more effective treatments that may be combined with some existing agents, an expert says.

For Mohs surgical practices, the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires special attention to dry-erase boards used to track cases and to the possibility of patients overhearing discussions about slides and specimens, an expert says.

A proof-of-concept study has shown, for the first time, that it is possible to control and perhaps eradicate advanced melanoma using only a patient's cloned CD4 T cells.

Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma rates may be on the rise, but a recent study shows that there are gross misclassifications occurring in respect to the mortality rates of this disease.

Surviving melanoma: California woman marks five-year milestone with 76-mile trek Jul 17, 2008 By: Lisette Hilton

Napa, Calif. — Stage 4 melanoma survivor Kari Worth, 41, marked her five-year triumph over the disease with a five-day, 76-mile walk, ending with a trip across San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge to deliver a bottle of champagne to her oncologist.

Current Procedural Terminology codes were significantly changed in 2007 to clarify previous confusion, and physicians must understand the changes in order to submit the correct billing and, ultimately, to be reimbursed, one expert says.