European consensus-based interdisciplinary guideline for melanoma recommends sequential dermatoscopy and full-body photography (total body scan)
A recent publication in the scientific journal European Journal of Cancer confirms the role of sequential digital dermatoscopy and full-body scan (total body scan) for early detection of melanomas in high risk individuals. The device is 1,5m apart from the patient and can detect changes of moles from the distance: a helpful feature nowadays.
Melanoma of the skin causes 90% of all skin cancer deaths. In a recent publication by a multidisciplinary collaboration of the European Dermatology Forum (EDF), the European Association of Dermato-Oncology (EADO), and the European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) based on systematic literature review and esperts’ experience confirms that sequential digital dermatoscopy and full-body photography (total body scan) can detect early melanomas in high risk individuals.
You can find the article here: https://www.ejcancer.com/article/S0959-8049(19)30833-0/fulltext
The full text as a PDF can be downloaded here: https://www.ejcancer.com/article/S0959-8049(19)30833-0/pdf
Further information on sequential digital dermatoskopy and full-body photography (total body scan) can be found here:
https://www.dermatologistvienna.com
https://www.dermatologistvienna.com/medical-services/mole-check-with-bodyscan/
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