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NDTV
24-05-2025
- Health
- NDTV
Harvard-Trained Dermatologist Warns: Early Signs Of Skin Cancer You Must Watch For
Skin cancers are the most common type of cancer around the world, with millions of cases each year. In 2022, the World Health Organisation reported about 330,000 new cases of melanoma, a serious type of skin cancer, and nearly 60,000 people died from it. Melanoma rates vary a lot in different countries, and men are more often affected than women in most places. A skin doctor trained at Harvard warns that some spots or blemishes on the skin, which may look harmless, could actually be cancer. Dr Daniel Sugai urges patients with persistent pimples that last longer than a month to seek treatment. "If you have a pimple that won't go away in four weeks, please see your dermatologist," he said this week on TikTok. Another sign it's time to get checked? Spots that bleed. "Another complaint I hear patients say is that, 'I just washed my face, and there's this one spot that keeps bleeding, and it does this bleed-scab cycle,' " said Sugai, who is based in the Seattle area. "If you have a spot that's not fully healing or is very fragile with gentle trauma, like washing your face, definitely see your dermatologist." According to The New York Post, Sugai shared that both symptoms could be signs of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common type of cancer. Some 3.6 million Americans are diagnosed with BCC each year, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. As the name implies, this skin cancer starts in basal cells, which produce new skin cells as the old ones die off, according to the Mayo Clinic. "I diagnose these every day, and I actually treat them surgically every day," said Sugai. BCCs develop "tree-like blood vessels" to aid their growth, making them especially prone to bleeding. BCC can manifest as a pimple that doesn't appear to heal, a shiny, skin-coloured bump, a white or waxy lesion, a flat, scaly patch or a lesion that is black, brown or blue. Addressing patients of colour, Sugai noted that BCC commonly presents as pigmented. "It's usually hyperpigmented with some red mixed in, and with time, it will start to be an eroded plaque that will bleed easily," he said. It's very important not to ignore any unusual changes or marks on your skin. Early detection can save lives.
New York Post
23-05-2025
- Health
- New York Post
I'm a dermatologist — these easily overlooked signs on your skin may indicate cancer
Let's face it — your pimple may be more problematic than you realize. A Harvard-trained dermatologist warns that some benign-seeming blemishes could be cancerous. Dr. Daniel Sugai urges patients with persistent pimples that last longer than a month to seek treatment. 'If you have a pimple that won't go away in four weeks, please see your dermatologist,' he said this week on TikTok. 3 Dr. Daniel Sugai urges patients with persistent pimples that last longer than a month to seek treatment. – Another sign it's time to get checked? Spots that bleed. 'Another complaint I hear patients say is that, 'I just washed my face and there's this one spot that keeps bleeding and it does this bleed-scab cycle,' ' said Sugai, who is based in the Seattle area. 'If you have a spot that's not fully healing or is very fragile with gentle trauma, like washing your face, definitely see your dermatologist.' Sugai shared that both symptoms could be signs of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common type of cancer. Some 3.6 million Americans are diagnosed with BCC each year, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. As the name implies, this skin cancer starts in basal cells, which produce new skin cells as the old ones die off, according to the Mayo Clinic. 'I diagnose these every day, and I actually treat them surgically every day,' said Sugai. BCCs develop 'tree-like blood vessels' to aid their growth, making them especially prone to bleeding. BCC can manifest as a pimple that doesn't appear to heal, a shiny, skin-colored bump, a white or waxy lesion, a flat, scaly patch or a lesion that is black, brown or blue. Addressing patients of color, Sugai noted that BCC commonly presents as pigmented. 'It's usually hyperpigmented with some red mixed in, and with time, it will start to be an eroded plaque that will bleed easily,' he said. According to Sugai, the first two decades of life are absolutely critical for sun protection. 'Getting those sunburns early on in life will definitely affect how healthy your DNA is later on in life.' 3 Basal cell carcinomas develop 'tree-like blood vessels' to aid their growth, making them especially prone to bleeding. TikTok / @drspf Still, he said, late is better than never when it comes to preventative measures. 'If you're starting late in the sunscreen game, it's never too late,' Sugai advised. 'Keep wearing your sunscreen because we don't wanna overwhelm our skin with DNA mutations that are induced from the sun.' Like other types of skin cancer, BCCs can develop later in life, after years of sun exposure, and the treatment typically involves cutting the affected area out of the skin entirely. It's common to see this type of cancer pop up where the sun hits your skin — neck, arms, face and head — but that doesn't mean other parts of your body can't get it. 3 Some 3.6 million Americans are diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma each year, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. TikTok / @drspf 'You can also get skin cancer where the sun doesn't shine — yes, like around your vulva or penis,' Dr. Fatima Fahs, a board-certified dermatologist and skin care expert based in Michigan, previously told The Post. 'Even though it might sound embarrassing, if there's a new 'pimple' or sore that won't heal, it's worth going to see a doctor.' What's more, Fahs added, your hands and nails aren't exempt either. 'New dark streaks or growths in and around the nails should always be evaluated, too,' she said. 'Melanoma of the nail bed is possible and can be more deadly.' Experts like Sugai and Fahs recommend that people be screened for skin cancer annually, or more often if they are at higher risk.
Forbes
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Gundam GQuuuuuuX' Reveals The New Gelgoog, That's Just Like A GM
The new Gelgoog that's more like a GM. We're now finally in the new stretch of content for Gundam GQuuuuuuX, and it's a mixed bag. Following the initial clan battle, Machu and Shuji are doing very well for the Pomeranians, with multiple victories under their collective belts. Even Challia Bull is impressed with their output and doesn't seem at all concerned that having two psycommu mobile suits in close proximity could cause a Zek Nova. One neat detail is that the room where Challia watches the clan battles is actually a reused asset from the Rebuild of Evangelion movies (see below). This is in no way a criticism and is actually a smart and sensible approach to anime production. We are also introduced to a new Federation pilot called Shiiko Sugai. Known as the Witch during the war, due to her high kill count, we also get hit with a new term, 'unicum', which is this in-universe's name for an ace pilot. Why they just didn't call her an ace, I don't know. In any case, she wants to fight the Red Gundam, as Char killed her MAV during the war. Sugai is an interesting character because, on first appearance, she's a very sweet and polite mother with a mushroom bob haircut. I like the fact that her demeanor and appearance subvert what we expect an ace pilot to be like in Gundam. In amongst this, Shuji says that the Red Gundam wants to go to Earth, and the constant dialogue he has with the mobile suit makes me think that something of Char Aznable was left behind after the original Zek Nova. Machu also enthusiastically agrees to go to with him. The resultant clan battle then reveals some bizarre mobile suits which are called Gelgoogs but are in fact GMs. Let me explain, in the original Mobile Suit Gundam, the initial objective was to get the Gundam back to the Federation so they could mass produce it. As they were on the clock, the Federation made a simpler version called the GM. The name is sometimes thought to be 'Gundam type Mass-production model', but that hasn't always been consistent. Now, in this weird new timeline, Char told the Zeon higher-ups to stop production of the Zeon Gelgoog and instead mass-produce the Gundam, which in turn creates a mobile suit that looks like a GM, but because this is Zeon, it is now called a Gelgoog. It does make sense, but all of this is beginning to feel like bad fan fiction again, and it's also just confusing to newcomers, which this series is seemingly aimed at. One interesting feature is that the head design for this 'Gelgoog' does really remind me of the Daughtress from Gundam X, and I suppose that's no bad thing, especially as Gundam X deserves more love as it is. Anyway, the fight between Sugai and the Gundams goes as you'd expect. Sugai uses hooks and wires to move around her target in a difficult-to-predict manner, but is eventually undone by Shuji, who literally zips behind her in 'nothing personal, kid' meme fashion and shivs her mobile suit in the back. To be honest, this felt massively unnecessary. Yes, Sugai was determined to get vengeance on the Red Gundam, but Shuji could have easily immobilised her mobile suit rather than kill her. After all the prior clan battles weren't to the death. Like with most of GQuuuuuuX, it's not really coming together as it should and feels oddly amateurish at times. The designs are still bugging me, but I think that now we are in new narrative territory, the story will hopefully pick up. However, this latest episode didn't really do it for me and just felt overly convoluted to get to a death that was wholly unnecessary. Here's hoping the following episodes get better from here on out. Gundam GQuuuuuuX is now streaming worldwide via Amazon Prime Video. Follow me on X, Facebook and YouTube. I also manage Mecha Damashii and am currently featured in the Giant Robots exhibition currently touring Japan.
