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APRIL 24, 2025

Teledermoscopy Adds a Dose of Health Equity to Skin Cancer

By SPC News Staff

Collecting images of suspicious-looking skin growths and sending them off-site for specialists to analyze is as accurate in identifying melanomas as having a dermatologist examine them in person, a new study showed.

The findings add to evidence that such technology could help to reliably address diagnostic and treatment disparities in people with limited access to dermatologists, such as low-income or rural patients. It may also help dermatologists quickly catch cases of