Stony Brook Medicine experts discuss skin cancer detection, treatment and prevention
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Updated · health.stonybrookmedicine.edu · May 4
Stony Brook Medicine experts discuss skin cancer detection, treatment and prevention
8 articles · Updated · health.stonybrookmedicine.edu · May 4
In a HEALTH Yeah! podcast, Drs Tara Huston, Amna Sher and Jordan Slutsky outlined warning signs, the ABCDE melanoma checklist, surgery, reconstruction and when oncology becomes involved.
They said daily SPF 30 or higher, reapplication every two hours, protective clothing and skin checks can reduce risk, while debunking myths about cloudy days, tanning beds and darker skin.
The discussion highlighted melanoma as a smaller share of cases but the leading cause of skin-cancer deaths, noting early-stage survival is high and immunotherapy has greatly improved outcomes for advanced disease.
With skin cancer affecting one in five people, are we ignoring simple prevention in the race for high-tech cures?
As melanoma survival soars with costly drugs, why do a patient's race and income still dictate their outcome?
AI can now detect skin cancer with high accuracy, but will it close the healthcare gap or make it wider?