Non-invasive test offers quick skin cancer diagnosis
A non-invasive imaging technique has been developed that accurately detects skin cancer without surgical biopsy. Multiphoton microscopy of mitochondria accurately identified melanomas and basal cell carcinomas by detecting abnormal clusters of mitochondria in both types of skin cancer. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 13, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Cat Scratch Disease
Cat scratch disease is an infection transmitted by cat scratches and bites. The lesion is usually small and less than 1 cm in length. It is normally a benign, self-limiting illness lasting for about 6-12 weeks. It is caused by an exposure to bartonella henselae bacteria.
Scratches or bites from an infected cat can cause symptoms in people including swollen and draining lymph nodes, fever, fatigue and headache. Swollen, tender, or hard lymph nodes could be confused with a soft tissue tumor.
Regional Lymphadenopathy (main clinical feature)
These areas of lymph node concentration include cervical nodes, axillary node...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This AI can spot skin cancer as well as doctors
A dermatologist uses a handheld microscope called a dermatoscope to examine skin lesions. Stanford University researchers think a new AI developed could potentially provide another layer of screening.
Stanford University researchers say that they’ve trained a deep learning algorithm to identify skin cancer as well as dermatologists.
The researchers pitted the artificial intelligence against 21 board-certified dermatologists when it came to diagnosing skin lesions. The deep convolutional neural network’s performance was on par with the experts when it came to spotting the most common cancers—keratinocyte carcinomas ve...
Source: Mass Device - January 27, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Chris Newmarker Tags: Diagnostics Imaging mHealth (Mobile Health) Research & Development AI artificial intelligence deep learning MedTech skin cancer Stanford University Source Type: news
Skin Lesion Found on 54-Year-Old Patient
A 54-year-old woman is found to have a skin lesion on her right arm, and a biopsy is performed. What is your diagnosis? (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - December 28, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Cesar A. Moran, MD Tags: Image IQ Source Type: news
Researchers develop automated melanoma detector for skin cancer screening
Doctors have trouble diagnosing melanoma because benign moles look very similar to malignant growths. But in developing a new technology that automatically extracts quantitative data from images of melanomas, scientists hope to help doctors detect the disease earlier and avoid unnecessary biopsies. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - December 23, 2016 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Katie Fenz Tags: Science News automated detection cancer screening imaging biomarker James G. Krueger Laboratory of Investigative Dermatology melanoma Source Type: news
A Clinical Aid for Detecting Skin Cancer A Clinical Aid for Detecting Skin Cancer
A new, simplified dermoscopy algorithm for skin cancer detection can help primary care physicians identify lesions that require skin biopsy or specialist referral.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Most People Want to Learn About Their Skin Biopsy Results Online Most People Want to Learn About Their Skin Biopsy Results Online
Most people want to learn about their skin biopsy results over the internet - especially when they ' re benign, according to new research.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - December 8, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Skin Lesion on 58-Year-Old Patient
A 58-year-old man presents with a skin lesion, and a biopsy is performed. What is your diagnosis? (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - November 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Cesar A. Moran, MD Tags: Image IQ Source Type: news
How is Swimmer ’ s Itch Diagnosed?
Discussion
Cercarial Dermatitis (CD) is known by many names throughout the world, but is commonly known as swimmer’s itch. It is a water-borne, non-communicable infectious disease that is caused by the larval stage (cercariae) of parasitic schistosomatid flukes. The cercariae causes an allergic maculopapular skin rash in humans that is usually self-limited (usually 4-10 days) but can cause problems for up to 20 days.
CD parasites are considered an emerging disease because of the increased distribution of the problem across the globe. Different parasite species cause the problem. In a normal life cycle that occurs ma...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 7, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
If You’re Called Back After a Mammogram
By Stacy Simon Most of the time, women getting their routine mammogram will receive a letter within 30 days saying the results were normal. But if doctors find something suspicious, they’ll call you back – usually within just 5 days – to take new pictures or get other tests.Getting that call can be scary, but a suspicious finding does not mean you have cancer. What else could it be? A suspicious finding may be just dense breast tissue, a cyst, or even a tumor that isn’t cancer. Other times, the image just isn’t clear and needs to be retaken. Or, if this is your first mammogram, your doctor may...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - September 29, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Breast Cancer Prevention/Early Detection Source Type: news
Acne won't extend your life, but might delay signs of ageing
Conclusion
Acne can be very distressing for teenagers and those who get it later in life. It may be some comfort to know that people with acne tend to show fewer signs of skin ageing, such as wrinkles and thin skin, when they get older.
The link between telomere length and acne is interesting for researchers, but doesn't mean that much for the rest of us.
It may be part of the explanation for slower skin ageing in people who've had acne. And it adds weight to the theory that there's a genetic component to acne.
But the study doesn't tell us whether people who'd had acne and had longer telomeres actually had younger-looki...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New-onset pediatric AD phenotype differs from adult AD
The skin phenotype of new-onset pediatric atopic dermatitis differs substantially from that in adult AD, according to an assessment of biopsy findings in infants and children.
The study findings have important therapeutic implications, especially in light of the fact that much of the work in this... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - September 23, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Skin Biopsy
Title: Skin BiopsyCategory: Procedures and TestsCreated: 10/26/1998 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/7/2016 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - September 7, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Earliest Human Cancer Found in 1.7-Million-Year-Old Bone
This post originally appeared on National Geographic.
In the fossil-rich region of South Africa known as the Cradle of Humankind, scientists have discovered the earliest known case of one of the world’s most deadly diseases.
Using 3-D imaging, the researchers have diagnosed an aggressive type of cancer called osteosarcoma in a foot bone belonging to a human relative who died in Swartkrans Cave between 1.6 and 1.8 million years ago.
The discovery—which has just been published in the South African Journal of Science—suggests that, while modern lifestyles have increased the incidences of cancer,...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 31, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Earliest Human Cancer Found in 1.7-Million-Year-Old Bone
This post originally appeared on National Geographic.
In the fossil-rich region of South Africa known as the Cradle of Humankind, scientists have discovered the earliest known case of one of the world’s most deadly diseases.
Using 3-D imaging, the researchers have diagnosed an aggressive type of cancer called osteosarcoma in a foot bone belonging to a human relative who died in Swartkrans Cave between 1.6 and 1.8 million years ago.
The discovery—which has just been published in the South African Journal of Science—suggests that, while modern lifestyles have increased the incidences of cancer,...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 31, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
