Melasma is a patchy brown discoloration of the skin on the face. When it occurs in pregnancy, it's called chloasma. Read about causes, signs, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and prognosis.
Melanoma may show one or more of typicalABCDEcharacteristics:Asymmetry: one part of the tumor differs from other parts;Border of the tumor is irregular;Color: tumor may be of different colors, often several colors are present in one tumor;Diameter above 6 mm (in most cases),Evolving: lesion ...
The treatment that works the best for melasma usually includes a combination of sun protection, prescription creams placed on the skin, and cosmetic procedures such as laser treatment and chemical peels. It can, however, return after treatment. Vitiligo. When you lose melanocytes, you get smooth,...
The Journal of investigative dermatologyHoffrnann D,Bayer W,Heim A,Potthoff A,Nettelbeck DM,Wildner O.Evaluation of twenty-one human adenovirus types and one infectivity-enhanced adenovirus for the treatment of malignant melanoma.Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2008...
These results indicate that peptide vaccination of patients showing evidence of pre-existing peptide-specific CTL precursors can be applied in further clinical trials aimed at the treatment of melanoma and other types of cancer. 展开 关键词: Keywords cytotoxic T lymphocytes immunotherapy melanoma peptide...
"watchful waiting" to make sure they cause no problems. But treatment may be needed if symptoms are a problem. Surgery is a common type of treatment for benign tumors. The goal is to remove the tumor without damaging surrounding tissues. Other types of treatment may includemedicationor ...
Melanoma skin cancer is often treated by surgically removing the tumour, however when the cancer has spread to other parts of the body immune-boosting medications are often also needed. In this video, Dr Andrew Dean discuss treatment options for malignant melanoma. Watch the video Treatment for ...
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Treatment Prognosis Prevention What is skin cancer? There are three types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Most skin cancers are locally destructive cancerous (malignant) growth of the skin. They originate from the cells of the epidermis, the superf...
Though cancer has been known since antiquity, some of the most significant advances in scientists’ understanding of it have been made since the middle of the 20th century. Those advances led to major improvements in cancer treatment, mainly through the development of methods for timely and accurat...