Tag: melanoma
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Could the dark streak on my nail be cancerous?
Image source from DermNet (https://dermnetnz.org/) Patients often come to the dermatologist when they spot a dark line or streak on their nails. Thanks to the power of health education, many are now aware that they need to get this checked for possible cancer. A dark line on the nail is known as longitudinal melanonychia. Although…
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Chemoprevention in Skin Cancer Medicine
Chemoprevention can be defined as the use of natural or pharmacologic agents to prevent or reverse skin cancer genesis. These medications target pathways brought upon by UV-radiation induced tumorigenesis and intervene in the period following damaging UVR exposure and before the development of skin cancers. Molecular targets include inflammatory cytokines, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), prostanoids, melanocortin one…
Dr Kwan Zhenli - Dermatology 