The Achieving Self-directed Integrated Cancer Aftercare Intervention for Detection of Recurrent and Second Primary Melanoma in Survivors of Melanoma: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Melanoma is common with increasing incidence. Guidelines recommend monthly total skin self-examinations (TSSEs) by survivors to detect recurrent and new primary melanomas. TSSE is underperformed despite evidence of benefit.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Diagnosis of Skin Cancer Cases in North Cancer Alliance and Scotland.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically impacted healthcare provision in the UK and skin cancer services have had to adapt to ensure continuity of safe care. As we return to "normality" we reflect on lessons learned and the impact of the pandemic on skin cancer services. We looked at data on Public Health Scotland Dashboard, which compiles data from 14 local health boards across Scotland, comparing melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer diagnoses during the years 2020 and 2019 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic).

Achieving integrated self-directed Cancer aftercare (ASICA) for melanoma: how a digital intervention to support total skin self-examination was used by people treated for cutaneous melanoma.

Background: Melanoma incidence has quadrupled since 1970 and melanoma is now the second most common cancer in individuals under 50. Targeted immunotherapies for melanoma now potentially enable long-term remission even in advanced melanoma, but these melanoma survivors require ongoing surveillance, with implications for NHS resources and significant social and psychological consequences for patients. Total skin self-examination (TSSE) can detect recurrence earlier and improve clinical outcomes but is underperformed in the UK.

Excision of a massive lipoma of the thigh following extensive weight loss and bariatric surgery.

A 52-year-old morbidly obese man with a body mass index (BMI) of 78 kg/m lost a great deal of weight through diet control over a 3-year period before undergoing bariatric surgery in the form of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. He continued to lose weight, reducing BMI to 56 kg/m; however, a large left medial thigh mass persisted. Differential diagnoses included lipoma, liposarcoma and hernia.