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Show HN: I'm a dermatologist and I vibe coded a skin cancer learning app

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423 points sungam | 2 comments | 07 Sep 25 10:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.539s | source

Coded using Gemini Pro 2.5 (free version) in about 2-3 hours.

Single file including all html/js/css, Vanilla JS, no backend, scores persisted with localStorage.

Deployed using ubuntu/apache2/python/flask on a £5 Digital Ocean server (but could have been hosted on a static hosting provider as it's just a single page with no backend).

Images / metadata stored in an AWS S3 bucket.

1. jampekka ◴[07 Sep 25 13:19 UTC] No.45157926[source]▶
To my eye most of the basal cell carsinomas looked like everyday rashes, pimples or scratches. My correct rate was under chance. This could be hypochondria inducing for many?
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2. sungam ◴[07 Sep 25 13:31 UTC] No.45158001[source]▶
Basal cell carcinomas can look very similar to other harmless skin lesions. The key thing is that they will not resolve with time and will slowly grow whereas a rash, pimple or scratch will resolve over a few months.

Fortunately basal cell carciomas are very slow growing and do not spread elsewhere in the body or cause other health issues and a delay of a few months in diagnosis does not have a big impact on outcome.