Melanoscan

Melanoscan http://melanoscan.com/ Melanoscan was invented by Rhett Drugge, M.D., a leading Board Certified
practicing dermatologist.

The Company has a patented whole body digital
imaging technology applicable for the detection and staging of skin diseases, with the Company's initial focus on melanoma. Melanoma is survivable if detected and treated early, however, patients diagnosed with late stage
Melanoma have only a 15% survival rate. The Company's first product, Melanoscan®, is a whole body imaging system available at several locations in the New York City metropolitan area and New England.

05/16/2020
Introducing the Melanoscan mobile.
05/16/2020

Introducing the Melanoscan mobile.

03/16/2020

Whole-body scanning can be used to perform examinations within a medical institution as well as at a distance. Social distancing in the era of the Covid-19 means maintaining a distance of 6 feet between persons while traditional physical examination requires the facilitation of exams by close inspection at 6 inches. At Melanoscan we are reinventing the physical examination for the safety of our patients.

The most easily identified risk factor for melanoma is a prior history of skin cancer.
10/10/2019

The most easily identified risk factor for melanoma is a prior history of skin cancer.

Author(s): Drugge, Elizabeth D; Okundaye, Osatohamwen I; Sarac, Rebecca M; Drugge, Rhett J | Abstract: The current standard of care for high-risk melanoma patients is a two-step process using Total Body Photography (TBP) followed by dermoscopy and is limited to a select group of patients. Methods: A...

Your children are your most precious asset and melanoma is the most common cancer death in young adults. The delay betw...
05/05/2019

Your children are your most precious asset and melanoma is the most common cancer death in young adults. The delay between developing a melanoma and dying is estimated to require several decades. These cancers will only be detectable on a reliable basis by early identification of high risk children followed by scanning. The studies supporting this dramatic statement is based on the largest and longest study ever performed in whole body tracking for melanoma, with a technique known as Total Immersion Photography. This several decade study has outlined the exact pace at which melanoma develops. According to the long term study of melanoma growth, the average delay in diagnosis of melanoma is 11.2 years. Furthermore, the average time to death is 6 years from the initial melanoma biopsy of a thin melanoma. We have so much to learn about melanoma.

Pediatric melanoma diagnoses are increasing in the U.S. by 2% each year, and are often delayed and/or misdiagnosed.

Mole count or red hair defines risk for melanoma under 40 years of age. Sun damage to the arm defines risk over 50.
04/06/2019

Mole count or red hair defines risk for melanoma under 40 years of age. Sun damage to the arm defines risk over 50.

A new method has been suggested that could be used by physicians to quickly determine the number of moles on the entire body by counting the number found on a smaller 'proxy' body area, such as an arm.

12/08/2018

Sun lovers and frequent indoor tanners are certainly at an increased risk for developing skin cancer. But it can be difficult to reconcile with the idea that even incidental indoor tanning as a teen can have a serious effect.

Melanomas are the snakes in the grass. Scanning adds an extra level of vigilance.
07/08/2017

Melanomas are the snakes in the grass. Scanning adds an extra level of vigilance.

Concerns over the accuracy of melanoma diagnoses are raised in a study of US pathologists.

It is possible that a monoclonal antibody may be developed to safely stop melanoma from metastasizing. We can only hope!
06/14/2017

It is possible that a monoclonal antibody may be developed to safely stop melanoma from metastasizing. We can only hope!

A team of researchers has pinpointed a sugar modification in cells that spurs the spread of skin cancer. Its findings spotlight a target in the battle against melanoma.

This is an important article. Wear sunglass and lip balms with sunscreen.
06/12/2017

This is an important article. Wear sunglass and lip balms with sunscreen.

Experts share their top sunscreen tips and the most common areas people forget to apply sunscreen — but should!

06/09/2017

The results of a large, international randomized trial herald a change in medical practice for the treatment of melanoma.

Anyone with large or numerous moles should be scanned.
05/30/2017

Anyone with large or numerous moles should be scanned.

Learn more about Research shows female partners can help facilitate early melanoma detection in men over 50 at aad.org

Melanomas start insidiously. Fortunately, you may have a couple of years before they become invasive.
05/26/2017

Melanomas start insidiously. Fortunately, you may have a couple of years before they become invasive.

Moles on a child’s skin are generally nothing to worry about. New moles appear during childhood and adolescence. As the child grows, the moles will naturally get bigger. It’s also normal for moles on a child’s skin to darken or lighten. Some moles fade away. These changes are common and rarely a sig...

It is about time for schools to become proactive in sun safety.
04/28/2017

It is about time for schools to become proactive in sun safety.

Washington state hopes to put an end to the rule that prevents teachers and school nurses from giving sunscreen to students without a doctor’s note.

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