Background: Evaluation and treatment of pigmented skin lesions is one of the most common reasons for dermatologic consultation. The vast majority of these are completely benign in nature without any risk of malignant transformation. However, these pigmented lesions occasionally exhibit more concerning features of dysplasia, ranked from mild to severe in degree. The most concerning pigmented les...

Spectropolarimetric skin imaging is becoming an attractive technique for early detection of skin cancer. Using two liquid crystal retarders in combination with a dual-band passive spectral filter and two linear polarizers, we demonstrate the spectral and polarimetric imaging of skin tissue in the near infrared. Based on this concept, a compact prototype module has been built and is being used f...

Frequent screening of suspicious skin pigmentations is of paramount importance since, at an early stage, skin cancer has a high cure rate and, in most cases, requires a simple treatment. In this paper, we present a new methodology for early detection of skin cancer based on the analysis of a pair of cross-polarization and side-transillumination images to examine surface pigmentation and vascula...

IMPORTANCE Regular surveillance of individuals at high risk for cutaneous melanoma improves early detection and reduces unnecessary excisions; however, a cost analysis of this specialized service has not been undertaken. OBJECTIVE To determine the mean cost per patient of surveillance in a high-risk clinic from the health service and societal perspectives. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS ...

introduction: according to the ethology theory mother infant separation immediately after birth can interfere with the infants innate behaviors for the initiation of breastfeeding. the aim of this study was to the effect of an interventional program based on the theory of ethology on infant breast feeding competence materials and methods: 114 primiparous, iranian, healthy, full term mothers bet...

BACKGROUND Computer-assisted diagnosis of dermoscopic images of skin lesions has the potential to improve melanoma early detection. OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the performance of a novel classifier that uses decision forest classification of dermoscopic images to generate a lesion severity score. METHODS Severity scores were calculated for 173 dermoscopic images of skin lesions with kno...

In many countries the incidence of melanoma has been doubling in every 10 years. Since 1930, the rate of melanoma has increased over 1,800% and researchers are expecting this trend to continue and increase for the next 10 to 20 years. Primary prevention and early detection of skin cancer in childhood is important to reduce the risk of developing skin cancer later in life. Primary prevention pro...

Early detection of cervical cancer substantially increases the probability of cure. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with non-participation in cervical cancer screening among women 15 to 49 years of age in Rio Grande, Southern Brazil. A representative survey was carried out using a systematic sample based on a census tract. Trained interviewers used s...

Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a novel tool for noninvasive in vivo diagnosis of nonmelanoma skin cancer at high resolution. Given the excellent correlation that has been demonstrated between RCM findings and routine histology, clinicians using this imaging technique can establish an immediate diagnosis. Multiple studies have evaluated the use of RCM in melanoma and nonmelanoma skin c...