The Importance of Protecting Your Skin this Fall
As summer comes to an end, the weather gets cooler and the days grow shorter, leaving many people to store their sunscreen for the upcoming season. However, even in the fall months, ultraviolet (UV) protection is important in protecting your skin. In fact, UVA rays—which make up 95% of all UV rays—are almost as equally […]
What You Should Know About Your Family’s History of Skin Cancer
Do you know your family’s history of skin cancer? If one or more of your parents, siblings, or children develop skin cancer, you have a higher risk of developing skin cancer than a person with no family history of the disease. In fact, according to Sun & Skin News, a Skin Cancer Foundation publication, about […]
Making Sense of the Link Between Skin Color and Skin Cancer
While those with lighter skin tones are generally the most at risk for skin cancer, anyone with any skin color can get skin cancer. Unfortunately, many patients are under the impression that those with darker skin are not at risk for skin cancer. “People who have darker skin tones often believe that they’re not at […]
Is Your Blood Pressure Medicine Increasing Your Risk of Skin Cancer?
A recent study published in the Journal of American Dermatology has suggested a link between a commonly prescribed blood pressure medicine and skin cancer. Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark found that one of the most popular medicines used worldwide in the treatment of hypertension, hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ), raises the risk of skin cancer by […]
See and Treat with the SRT-100 Vision for Skin Cancer Treatment
Superficial Radio Therapy is the premier choice for physicians and patients when it comes to skin cancer treatment options. With the SRT-100 Vision for Skin Cancer Treatment, physicians and patients alike, are privileged to witness the results through high-frequency ultrasound imaging. Key Features Laser Positioning System The SRT-100 Vision provides a laser positioning system for […]
Educating Your Patients on Keloid Removal Success Rates
A keloid is a cutaneous mass that characteristically develops following a dermal injury. The keloid has beset dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons for decades, in view of both its pathological evolution and therapeutic challenges. Classically described as an overgrowth of tissue that extends beyond the borders of the original wound, keloids differ from that of hypertrophic […]
Skin Cancer and SRT – Jeff Goldstein Interview
Jeff Goldstein is a double lung transplant recipient and a multiple skin cancer survivor. Transplant recipients are immune compromised and has a pre-disposition to skin cancer. As a Floridian, Jeff spent a lot of time out in the Miami sun without sunscreen. Due to the sun exposure leading to skin cancer, Jeff has undergone over […]
Physician Spotlight – March 2018
Daniel J. Ladd, Jr., DO is the Medical Director and Founder of Tru-Skin Dermatology in Austin, Texas and the 2018 President-Elect of the AOCD. He earned his BA from the University of Texas at Austin and received his medical degree from Des Moines University in 1999. He completed his Dermatology residency at the Northeast Regional […]
What Does Basal Cell Carcinoma Look Like?
Basal cell carcinoma is a form of skin cancer that grows on areas of skin that are exposed to a lot of sunlight and UV radiation. If you’ve found a suspicious-looking spot on your skin that you think might be basal cell carcinoma, it’s natural to feel worried and scared. This is why it’s important […]
The Benefits of Treating Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer with Superficial Radio Therapy
When patients are diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancers like basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, the first questions they ask are typically along the lines of… What does this mean? How serious is this? Is this life threatening? What is the survival rate? How can this be treated? That last question tends to be […]
