Publications by authors named "Ling-Lun Bob Hsia"
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- This study examines how various social determinants of health (SDH), not just socioeconomic factors, impact the management of head-neck melanomas (HNM) in the U.S. using the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI).
- It analyzed data from over 374,000 adults diagnosed with HNM from 1975 to 2017, revealing that higher social vulnerability is linked to reduced surgical options, increased likelihood of radiation treatment, and more advanced disease at diagnosis.
- Key findings indicate that household composition, socioeconomic status, and minority-language status significantly influence disparities in HNM management, despite limitations like unknown causes of death and reliance on county-level SVI calculations.
Nonmelanoma skin cancers are common on the dorsal hands where reserve tissue is limited. We highlight the case of an elderly man who had 3 nonmelanoma skin cancers on the left hand that were treated on the same day and left similar wounds. The wounds were repaired by primary closure, secondary intention, and purse-string circumferential closure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Reconstruction of large nasal surgical defects often warrant the use of mucosal flaps to repair the inner lining. This often presents a challenge for surgical reconstruction.
Objective: To describe a unique reconstructive option for the repair of large surgical wounds that necessitate mucosal nasal lining.
Objective: Farmworkers are at an increased risk of skin cancer from exposure to excessive amounts of ultraviolet radiation from the sun. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate sun protection behaviors.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of Latino farmworkers in eastern North Carolina was conducted using personal interviews followed by a full-body examination for skin cancers (N = 157).