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Researchers discovered potential origins and new treatments for skin cancer, including biomarkers for melanoma and therapies that reduce tumor growth.

Sox9 is present in most canine skin tumors and may help understand stem cells' role in these cancers.

AI chatbots can help teach dermatology but need careful checking for accuracy.

A new one-step test can quickly identify skin cancer during surgery.

VEGF helps squamous cell carcinoma grow in ways beyond just blood vessel formation.

Men are more likely to have larger basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas, while women have more superficial basal cell carcinomas and tumors on their legs and central face.

The treatment combining docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-FU is feasible and effective for advanced head and neck cancer.

Docetaxel, a chemotherapy drug, was reported to cause psoriasis in a patient for the first time.

Arsenic exposure from contaminated water severely damages the skin, causing hair loss, pigmentation changes, irritation, and can lead to skin cancer.

A patient with Sézary syndrome showed improvement after treatment and the study suggested follicular mucinosis might indicate future lymphoma risk.

Topical patidegib gel effectively treats basal cell carcinoma in Gorlin syndrome patients without causing the side effects seen with oral treatments.

Scalp basal cell carcinoma may be more aggressive and harder to treat than other types, requiring special attention and further research.

The chapter explains common scalp conditions, including infections, infestations, and tumors.

Chemotherapy can cause various skin reactions, with hair loss being the most common, and proper diagnosis and treatment of these reactions are important.

Eyebrow loss has many causes and requires accurate diagnosis for proper treatment.

Finasteride is effective for male hair loss, teledermatology is accurate and accepted, and cyclosporin helps treat toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Human skin can make serotonin and melatonin.

The first in-prison dermatology clinic in the U.S. faced challenges and found certain skin conditions common among inmates, with rare cases of serious skin cancer.

Different immune responses cause hair loss in scalp diseases, with unique patterns in scalp psoriasis possibly protecting against hair loss.

Contact immunotherapy might help treat various skin conditions, but more research is needed to confirm its safety and effectiveness.

New treatments and management strategies for skin conditions like melanoma and Spitz naevi were discussed at the dermatologists' meeting.

The document concludes that treatment for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma should be customized to each patient's disease stage, balancing benefits and side effects, with no cure but many patients living long lives.

LDE225 is a promising skin-applied treatment for basal cell carcinoma with good skin penetration and effectiveness.

Interferon alfa-2a is effective for treating cutaneous T cell lymphoma but has significant side effects.

Topical treatments can deliver active molecules to skin stem cells, potentially helping treat skin and hair disorders, including skin cancers and hair loss.

Lack of Ctip2 in skin cells delays wound healing and disrupts hair follicle stem cell markers in mice.

A 90-year-old woman's hand lesion was a rare, aggressive skin cancer treated successfully with surgery.

Some skin tumors from hair follicles and glands can be linked to genetic syndromes and may be benign or malignant.

Basal cell carcinoma mostly starts from cells in the upper skin layers, not hair follicle stem cells.

Cutaneous gene therapy could become a viable treatment for skin and hair disorders with improved vector development and gene expression control.