Welcome to this podcast series, Conversations with Professor David Wilkinson! In this episode, Prof David Wilkinson (Chief Medical Officer, National Skin Cancer Centres) speaks with Prof Luc Thomas (Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Lyon, France) about how to manage skin cancers of the nail, with a particular focus on their treatment.
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In this insightful podcast, Prof Thomas shares his expert advice and top tips on how to treat nail tumours and skin cancers of the nail. Prof Thomas speaks about the importance of conducting x-ray investigations prior to choosing a treatment approach, as well as the need for a conservative approach to surgical treatment of nail tumours (including squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma) to preserve the digit.
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Professor David Wilkinson is a registered general practitioner and public health medicine specialist. Prior to taking up the role as Chief Medical Officer with National Skin Cancer Centres, he was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Macquarie University for eight years, and before that was Dean of Medicine at The University of Queensland (UQ) for nine years.
Professor Luc Thomas' main research fields include skin oncology, early diagnosis of melanoma, dermoscopy, skin surgery and nail diseases. He has published more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific articles in international journals, is the co-editor of four books published in several languages and co-author of more than 25 books.

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