scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 Delays on Skin Cancer Worry and Mohs Surgery for Keratinocytic Carcinoma

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Stamell Ruiz ◽  
Inge J. Veldhuizen ◽  
Aleisa Abdullah ◽  
Anthony Rossi ◽  
Kishwer S. Nehal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Cancer Worry ◽  
Mohs Surgery

scholarly journals Factors contributing to cancer worry in the skin cancer population

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 626-628
Author(s):  
Nima Khoshab ◽  
Toral S. Vaidya ◽  
Stephen Dusza ◽  
Kishwer S. Nehal ◽  
Erica H. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Cancer Worry

Second-intention healing of exposed facial-scalp bone after Mohs surgery for skin cancer: Review of ninety-one cases

1994 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 450-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen N. Snow ◽  
Mark A. Stiff ◽  
Ricardo Bullen ◽  
Frederic E. Mohs ◽  
Wei-Hsiung Chao
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Mohs Surgery ◽  
Cancer Review

How Mohs Surgery Transformed Into a First-Line Treatment of Skin Cancer

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Bobotsis ◽  
Lyn Guenther
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Surgical Margins ◽  
Line Treatment ◽  
First Line ◽  
Mohs Surgery ◽  
The Real ◽  
Skin Cancers ◽  
Widespread Acceptance ◽  
First Line Treatment

Mohs surgery is considered ideal treatment for many types of skin cancers. Developed by Dr Frederic Edward Mohs (1910-2002), Mohs surgery allows all surgical margins to be viewed microscopically, ensuring no cancer cells go unremoved, yet it failed to achieve immediate acceptance when first introduced in the 1940s. A catalyst to the widespread acceptance of Mohs surgery occurred with the work of dermatologic colleagues who reported excellent results without using the paste. It suggested the real innovation of Mohs surgery lay in its microscopic control and not the paste, the discontinuation of which removed all the problems associated with its use.

scholarly journals A Randomized Clinical Trial of Precision Prevention Materials Incorporating MC1R Genetic Risk to Improve Skin Cancer Prevention Activities Among Hispanics

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-38
Author(s):  
John Charles A. Lacson ◽  
Scarlet H. Doyle ◽  
Jocelyn Del Rio ◽  
Stephanie M. Forgas ◽  
Rodrigo Carvajal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Cancer Susceptibility ◽  
Sun Exposure ◽  
Sun Protection ◽  
Skin Cancer Prevention ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Average Risk ◽  
Cancer Worry ◽  
Prevention Activities

Purpose: Skin cancer incidence is increasing among Hispanics, who experience worse outcomes than non-Hispanic Whites. Precision prevention incorporating genetic testing for (melanocortin-1 receptor) MC1R, a skin cancer susceptibility marker, may improve prevention behavior. Experimental Design: Hispanic participants (n = 920) from Tampa, FL and Ponce, PR, were block-randomized within MC1R higher- and average-risk groups to precision prevention or generic prevention arms. We collected baseline information on demographics, family history of cancer, phenotypic characteristics, health literacy, health numeracy, and psychosocial measures. Participants reported weekday and weekend sun exposure (in hours), number of sunburns, frequency of five sun protection behaviors, intentional outdoor and indoor tanning, and skin examinations at baseline, 3 months, and 9 months. Participants also reported these outcomes for their eldest child ≤10 years old. Results: Among MC1R higher-risk participants, precision prevention increased sunscreen use (OR = 1.74, P = 0.03) and receipt of a clinical skin exam (OR = 6.51, P = 0.0006); and it decreased weekday sun exposure hours (β = −0.94, P = 0.005) and improved sun protection behaviors (β = 0.93, P = 0.02) in their children. There were no significant intervention effects among MC1R average-risk participants. The intervention did not elevate participant cancer worry. We also identified moderators of the intervention effect among both average- and higher-risk participants. Conclusions: Receipt of MC1R precision prevention materials improved some skin cancer prevention behaviors among higher-risk participants and their children and did not result in reduced prevention activities among average-risk participants. Despite these encouraging findings, levels of sun protection behaviors remained suboptimal among participants, warranting more awareness and prevention campaigns targeted to Hispanics Significance: Our results support a precision public health approach to reducing skin cancers among Hispanics, an underserved population in precision medicine, and may additionally improve preventive behaviors among their children.

A Novel Nonparametric Technique for Segmenting Multimode Hyperspectral Images Obtained From Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Lesions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gamal G. N. Geweid ◽  
Fartash Vasefi ◽  
Kouhyar Tavakolian
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Hyperspectral Images ◽  
Mohs Surgery ◽  
Non Melanoma Skin Cancer ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Experimental Findings ◽  
Melanoma Skin

Abstract Keratinocyte Carcinoma, more traditionally known as Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), is the most common cancer in humans. Incidence continues to increase despite increased public awareness of the harmful effects of solar radiation. In this paper, a non-parametric technique based on image registration will be applied to the multimode hyperspectral imaging system to segment Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) and Squamous cell carcinoma lesions (SCC). The aim is to enhance Mohs surgery by determining the actual borderlines of the desired area in the patient’s images, leading to increased efficiency and efficacy of the Mohs surgery. The proposed algorithm was applied to four sets of different Multimode hyperspectral Images with Non-Melanoma Skin. The experimental findings showed that the proposed algorithm is effective in Non-Melanoma skin detection. This could lead to improved image-guided excision of cancerous lesions with potential applications in robotic interventions.

Mohs Surgery versus Standard Local Excision for Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Melanoma Skin Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (02) ◽  
pp. 133-140
Author(s):  
Timothy M. Johnson ◽  
Noah R. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Local Excision ◽  
Mohs Surgery ◽  
Skin Cancers ◽  
The Face ◽  
Carcinoma Squamous Cell ◽  
Melanoma Skin

AbstractBasal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma represent the three most common skin cancers that occur on the face. The most common surgical treatments for facial skin cancers are Mohs surgery and standard local excision. The effective utilization of either of these techniques is based on tumor and patient risk stratification incorporating known risk factors for occult invasion and local recurrence, combined with patient comorbidities, expectations, and desires. Best available evidence highlights multiple and consistent risk factors for each specific skin cancer type, and dictate local control rates reported in the literature. Recognizing gaps in the literature, we compare and review surgical treatment guidelines and data for standard local excision versus Mohs surgery for cutaneous nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancer. This article serves as a resource for optimal therapeutic decision making for surgical management of skin cancer on the face.

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