Melanoma Overdiagnosis Rising Among White Patients
Source: Dermatology Times, January 2024
Almost 90% of white men and 85% of white women who received a diagnosis of melanoma in 2018 were likely overdiagnosed, according to a new study.
Overdiagnosis of melanoma among white adults in the US has increased dramatically in the past 40 years, according to a study released today by the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.
The study authors point to a concerning pattern: While the incidence of melanoma has increased dramatically in the US—rising from 8.3 per 100,000 in 1975 to 49.1 per 100,000 in 2016—mortality has remained flat over the same period.