Nationwide Study in Denmark Shows Risks of Recurrence, Mortality From Cutaneous Melanoma

Source: HCP Live, September 2023

This new research was prospectively gathered in Denmark and involved nationwide, population-based data as well as a uniform approach to melanoma treatment and surveillance.

High numbers of distant recurrences of cutaneous melanoma indicate a more common hematogenous metastatic pathway than previously thought, according to recent findings, suggesting the need for routine functional/cross-sectional imaging for stages IIB to IV.

These new findings resulted from a nationwide study on recurrence and death rates of patients with cutaneous melanoma in the country of Denmark, with the investigators using data drawn from patients registered in the Danish Melanoma Database (DMD).
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