Ultraviolet B (UVB) phototherapy is a common treatment modality for patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), but its long-term safety in terms of cutaneous carcinogenic risk has not been studied.

Distinguishing cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) from nevi can be clinically challenging. Suspicious lesions are therefore excised, resulting in many benign lesions being removed surgically to find one CMM. It has been proposed to use tape strip derived RNA to distinguish…

Capsule Summary● Longer delays in definitive melanoma treatment is associated with higher mortality. Asian melanoma patients had longer treatment delays after controlling for sociodemographic factors. Differences persisted for stage I-III melanoma, Medicaid, and private insurance.● Interventions to target treatment delays…