Tag: skin cancer
The BEST lines for skin surgery: A new paradigm
To minimise scarring, skin surgeons are guided by Langer lines and wrinkle lines, first identified over a century ago. Although based on limited data from cadavers, these historical studies have steered skin surgery for both incisions and excisions until recently. In a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind study, Dr Sharad Paul at the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand uses real-time skin […]
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Melanin – a protector from skin cancer
Skin cancer is a worldwide problem and is more common in people with lighter skin than people with darker skin colour. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the primary contributor to skin cancer development by causing DNA damage in skin cells called keratinocytes. Melanin, the pigment responsible for skin colour, also plays a role in generating so-called melanin caps – umbrella-like structures […]
Skin cancer awareness month
As balmy, long evenings and temperate sunshine return to the western hemisphere, May marks the arrival of more than just the first of the season’s strawberries and the smell of sun cream. May is skin cancer awareness month. Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer, making up a third of all diagnosed cases. They are abnormal […]
Targeting melanoma cells with a drug-infused graphene matrix
Dr Livia Sima of the Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy and Dr Emanuel Axente of the National Institute for Laser, Plasma, and Radiation Physics in Romania are developing novel platforms for screening of therapeutic drug combinations for patients with metastatic melanoma. Their most recent work involves investigating a method which can be used to screen potential drug candidates. […]
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