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The ABCDE warning signs help spot melanoma early, so counsel your patients regarding Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, and Evolving (the mole or spot changes in size, shape, or color. It may also start to bleed, itch, or crust).

“Hair loss can be very debilitating. We should start thinking about more proactive strategies to mitigate risks.” — Yagiz Matthew Akiska, MD/MPH candidate, George Washington University

Early introduction of multiple foods reduced the prevalence of food allergies at 3 years of age.

When hair turns gray, it may signal that the body has also avoided melanoma, as pigment-producing stem cells can either become depleted, which leads to hair graying, or multiply, depending on the kind of stress and signals in their environment.

PORT is recommended for patients with cSCC having close or positive margins that cannot be corrected with further surgery (secondary to morbidity or adverse cosmetic outcome). In patients with cSCC, PORT is recommended for T3 and T4 tumors—both strong recommendations with moderate to low evidence quality.

Patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists lose an average of 7 percent of their facial volume for every 22 pounds lost, mostly from fat pads in the midface—yet clinical trials rarely report facial fat loss as an adverse effect, leaving providers unlikely to counsel patients pretreatment about undesirable facial appearance changes.