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Skin cancer and immunosuppression [PDF]

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 2005
All immunosuppressive treatments, either pharmacological or physical, have the potential to impair the skin immune system network of cells and cytokines, thus leading to an increased incidence of skin cancer. Since skin cancer in transplant recipients may show uncommon clinical features and have an unusually aggressive course, transplant patients ...
G. GERLINI, ROMAGNOLI, PAOLO, PIMPINELLI, NICOLA   +2 more
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Skin Cancer Recognition by Using a Neuro-Fuzzy System [PDF]

, 2011
Skin cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the light-skinned population and it is generally caused by exposure to ultraviolet light. Early detection of skin cancer has the potential to reduce mortality and morbidity.
Alshraideh, Mohammad, Beidas, Rasha, Hayajneh, Ferial, Salah, Bareqa   +3 more
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Accuracy of mobile digital teledermoscopy for skin self-examinations in adults at high risk of skin cancer: an open-label, randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Skin self-examinations supplemented with mobile teledermoscopy might improve early detection of skin cancers compared with naked-eye skin self-examinations.
Avilés-Izquierdo, Baade, Berwick, Boyce, Chambers, Chao, Djaja, Genders, Hamidi, Janda, Janda, Janda, Kandel, King, Kroemer, Li, Luttrell, Manahan, Markun, Morze, Pike, Rat, Robinson, Tschandl, Venables, Wu   +25 more
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Infrared imaging spectroscopy of skin cancer lesions [PDF]

, 2016
Skin cancer is a disease of the twenty-first century since, unfortunately, being tan is associated to be healthy and good looking. UV radiation produces one of the most aggressive kinds of skin cancer: melanoma; once the damage is done there is no other ...
Rey Barroso, Laura
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Multidisciplinary Management of Palpebral Melanoma

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Summary:. Ocular melanoma encompasses the uveal tract, conjunctiva, eyelid, and orbit. Palpebral localization is extremely infrequent, constituting less than 1% of skin melanomas, the main treatment of which is surgical.
Marcelo Chávez Díaz, MD, Otto Ziegler Rodríguez, MD, FACS, Gonzalo Ziegler Rodríguez, MD, Jaime Montes Gil, MD, Gabriel De la Cruz Ku, MD, Carla Carina Cedrón Lenci, MD, Otto Ziegler-Gutierrez, MD   +6 more
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Automatic segmentation of skin cancer images using adaptive color clustering [PDF]

, 2006
This paper presents the development of an adaptive image segmentation algorithm designed for the identification of the skin cancer and pigmented lesions in dermoscopy images. The key component of the developed algorithm is the Adaptive Spatial K-Means (A-
Ilea, Dana E., Whelan, Paul F.
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Neural crest-associated gene FOXD1 induces an immunosuppressive microenvironment by regulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells in melanoma

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Background Neural crest-associated genes play pivotal roles in tumor initiation, progression, and the intricate dynamics of the tumor microenvironment (TME).
Jochen Sven Utikal, Viktor Umansky, Kilian Wistuba-Hamprecht, Qian Sun, Rebekka Bitsch, Feyza Gül Özbay Kurt, Daniel Novak, Yuxin Zhang, Shibo Liu, Rui Han, Nina Wang, Juliane Poelchen, Mareike Peter, Huizi Wu, Yiman Wang, Sandra Pardo, Lidong Gong   +16 more
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Sun awareness and sun protection among persons attending dermatology clinics in Malta [PDF]

, 1999
On a global level, public awareness of the harmful effects of the sun on the skin, namely skin cancer and photo ageing, has gradually increased largely as a result of ongoing public educational campaigns. In order to assess the current level of knowledge
Lateo, Stephanie, Scerri, Lawrence
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Cutaneous Human Papillomavirus E7 Type-Specific Effects on Differentiation and Proliferation of Organotypic Skin Cultures

Cellular Oncology, 2009
Background: A role for cutaneous human β-papillomavirus (HPV) types as co-factors in the development of non-melanoma skin cancer has been postulated. Here we have investigated the effects of E7 expression on keratinocyte differentiation, proliferation ...
K. Westphal, B. Akgül, A. Storey, I. Nindl   +3 more
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Distribution of sentinel nodes from parotid tumors–A feasibility study

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background Optimum management of the N0 neck is unresolved in parotid salivary gland cancer. Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) can reliably detect microscopic lymph node metastasis and its´ clinical use is increasing for head and neck tumors. The object of this
Lalle Hammarstedt‐Nordenvall, Rusana Bark, Alexandra Elliot, Mathias Von Beckerath, Caroline Gahm   +4 more
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