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Ivan Bristow

Oct 14, 20193 min read

Haematoma or Melanoma?

A frequent cause of concern for podiatrists (and sometimes their patients) are brown marks under the toenail. Melanoma or Haematoma?...

Ivan Bristow

Aug 6, 20192 min read

Counting Moles

Counting the moles on a patients legs can be helpful in assessing the risk for skin cancer.

Ivan Bristow

Jun 24, 20193 min read

Can Sunscreen make you Vitamin D Deficient?

With the increasing rates of skin cancer globally, the message about effective sun protection has never been stronger. The use of...

Ivan Bristow

Apr 1, 20192 min read

See Pink? Stop and Think!

Malignant melanoma continues to be a problem with increasing incidence in the developed world. Lesions on the feet, particularly on the...

Ivan Bristow

Sep 12, 20183 min read

Melanoma & the foot - Can you help?

In 2007, I undertook a project looking at malignant melanoma and the foot. It came up as a clinical observation that many early lesions...

Ivan Bristow

Jan 15, 20182 min read

Melanoma or Haematoma? Not sure, take a toe selfie!

The modern mobile phone is both loathed and liked – particularly because of the large amount of time people spend glued to it over the...

Ivan Bristow

Jan 10, 20173 min read

Seeing the light - the rise of dermoscopy in dermatology

Dermoscopy as a clinical aid to decision making has shown to improve the early detection of melanoma and other skin tumours over visual...

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