DermDetect, LLC - Advanced Skin Cancer Screening

Did you know that Bob Marley died of melanoma? Could he have been saved with early detection?

A Death by Skin Cancer? The Bob Marley Story Dr Cleland Gooding MD., F.A.A.D., a physician with a specialty in Skin Diseases employed by the Bahamas Government, has penned this intriguing article about Bob Marley’s failed treatment for skin c…

Melanoma incidence is rising in the US at an alarming rate. 1 out of every 5 people will develop some type of skin cancer and yet a large percentage of people are not even seeing a dermatologist. DermDetect is on a mission to change that. In fact, as our mission statement says, "To support the development and delivery of methodologies and technologies to detect melanoma and other skin cancers earlier, improve overall survival rates, and expand skin cancer screening to everyone."

So who performs skin cancer screenings?

By dermatologists:
– Dermoscopy use by trained dermatologists leads to improvements in the diagnostic accuracy of melanoma and has led to new diagnostic modalities such as sequential digital dermoscopic monitoring and teledermoscopy.
By primary care providers:
– Dermoscopy use by primary care providers can increase the sensitivity of skin cancer detection while simultaneously decreasing the number of unnecessary biopsies and specialty referrals.
By other medical specialties:
– Dermoscopy can be of use to specialties such as gynecology, urology, ear nose and throat, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, dentistry and podiatry, who often encounter patients with concerning skin lesions.
By medical students:
– Training medical students in dermoscopy has shown to increase their awareness of skin cancer screening and diagnostic accuracy of pigmented skin lesions.
By patients and their families:
– Dermoscopy can assist patients and their families during skin self-examinations and mobile dermatoscopes allow patients to capture and transmit images of concerning lesions to their physicians.
By nonmedical professionals:
– Laypersons in the personal care service industry such as hair stylists, barbers, aestheticians and massage therapists may benefit from dermoscopy training as they could help provide skin cancer screening to the general population.