This article reviews evidence suggesting that vitamin D and its metabolite may help protect against nonmelanoma skin cancer, but reports no new empirical findings.
This study found distinct skin surface changes, including faint mosaic melanoderma and atypical scaliness, on long-standing sun-exposed balding scalps that may be associated with actinic field carcinogenesis.
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March 1983 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology”
This article reviews existing and emerging treatments for psoriasis, focusing on therapy modifications due to scientific advancements, but it does not report new clinical results.
Androgenic alopecia (AGA) might have evolved to reduce prostate cancer risk by increasing UV exposure to the scalp, but this theory is debated. Treatments like minoxidil and finasteride are used for AGA, though the exact causes and evolutionary reasons for hair loss are unclear.