Courtesy Photo | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 07.03.2024
July is UV Safety Month, a critical time to understand how to protect yourself and your loved ones from the potential long-term effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays....
Photo by Deidre Smith | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 04.26.2024
JACKSONVILLE, FL (April 26, 2024) Elizabeth Anderson, a physician assistant at Naval Hospital Jacksonville Dermatology Clinic, uses a lighted scope to check a patient’s skin. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, she holds a Master of Medical Science Physician Assistant degree from Nova Southeastern University. Anderson says, “Skin cancer rates are high in Florida and it’s important to......
Courtesy Photo | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 07.13.2023
Dermatologists recommend monthly mole exams of your skin, looking for the ABCDEs – A for asymmetry; B for border irregularity; C for changing colors in a mole; D for different, like an ugly duckling mole; and E for evolution, such as painful or bleeding lesions....
Courtesy Photo | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 05.30.2023
With Mohs micrographic surgery, the procedure is done in stages, including lab work, while the patient waits between each stage. After removing a layer of tissue, the surgeon examines it under a microscope in an on-site lab. If any cancer cells remain, the surgeon knows where they are and removes another layer of tissue from that location, while attempting to spare as much healthy tissue as......
Courtesy Photo | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 05.01.2023
Dr. David Brodland, a board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with the Zitelli & Brodland Skin Cancer Center, served as the featured speaker during the Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed Skin Cancer Summit, held virtually on May 25....
Photo by Deidre Smith | Naval Hospital Jacksonville | 04.20.2023
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 14, 2023) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Riley Nash assembles an instrument tray at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s dermatology clinic prior to a patient procedure. Nash, a native of Archie, Missouri, says, “Skin cancer checks are vital to maintain healthy skin. Skin health is another factor to medically ready to deploy.” (U.S. Navy photo by Deidre Smith, Naval......
Photo by Graham Snodgrass | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 07.01.2022
Evidence suggests soldiers deployed to areas of intense sunlight may be at greater risk of skin cancer in later years. Soldiers should reduce skin exposure both on and off duty whenever possible. (U.S. Army photo illustration by Graham Snodgrass)...
Courtesy Photo | Walter Reed National Military Medical Center | 06.09.2022
Dr. Jeffrey North, a dermatologist in San Francisco, California who’s affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, discussed molecular testing in melanocytic tumors during the 2022 Murtha Cancer Center Skin Cancer Summit, held virtually June 2....
