May is National Skin Cancer Awareness Month! Did you know that everyone, regardless of their skin type, needs to practice daily sun protection and be on the lookout for skin cancer? Many people still do not realize that the extra melanin in darker skin is NOT enough to guard against developing skin cancer and sun damage to the skin. Even though people with skin of color have a lower risk of developing melanoma than lighter skin types, the disease is often diagnosed at later stages in skin of color, when melanoma is more advanced and more difficult to treat. In Hispanic populations, melanoma is on the rise, and is being diagnosed at earlier ages than ever before. Check out this eye-opening Skin of Color Society educational video, “Sun Protection and Skin Cancer Prevention in Melanin-Rich Skin,” featuring SOCS leaders Seemal R. Desai, MD, (moderator); Cheryl Burgess, MD; Maritza Perez, MD, and Dhaval Bhanusali, MD, in an informative roundtable discussion that addresses many myths and misconceptions.
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Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia in Children: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. This study looked at CCCA in six children and found that five had a family history of CCCA suggesting that genetic susceptibility may play a larger role than previously thought. Read more here.
Dermoscopy and patch testing in patients with lichen planus pigmentosus on face: A cross-sectional observational study in fifty Indian patients. Facial LPP was studied via dermoscopy and histology in 50 patients. Patch testing suggested a potential role of allergens in facial LPP. Read more here.
Clinical and Histopathological Findings of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia-Associated Lichen PlanusPigmentosus. This study reviewed 16 FFA patients with LP pigmentosus and the histopathological findings of the biopsy of LP pigmentosus in 9 patients. The findings revealed a high incidence of perifollicular involvement with occasional changes in sebaceous and sweat glands. Read more here.
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Congratulations to all the winners and a sincere thank you for all applicants!
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Application Deadline: March 31 Application Review Period: March 31 - April 8 Award Recipients Announced: April 15
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P&G Science Behind Symposium Program: Arrive late afternoon May 2 and depart late afternoon May 4
Over the past 16 years, Procter & Gamble has hosted more than 200 prominent dermatologists in Cincinnati, OH for a two-day summit called The P&G Science Behind Symposium (a.k.a. Dermatology Technology Symposium). P&G partnered with the Skin of Color Society (SOCS) bring and identify Mentor/Mentee pairs to attend the symposium, enabling idea sharing and relationship building between well-established and up-and-coming dermatologists. Through this valued partnership, P&G and SOCS will bring together top health professionals with leading industry scientists, researchers and marketers to inspire collaboration, innovation, and scientific exchange. The meeting’s ultimate goal is to spur discussion about products with meaningful, measurable and noticeable benefits to consumers and patients. The primary objectives of this program are to:
Physicians in attendance are guided through the science behind P&G products as well as the latest in skin research coming out of state of the art labs– from anti-aging to sensitivity and everything in between.
It is anticipated that Mentor/Mentee pairing will represent current or existing relationships, areas of expertise, and research focus. We encourage existing mentors and mentees to jointly apply for this program to better ensure effective collaboration. Our goal is to foster information exchange, ideation, and research sharing via organic, authentic, and at times nurturing relationships.
Application Deadline: March 31