Risk of a Second Primary Melanoma Similar Regardless of Race/Ethnicity
Source: Med Page Today, October 2024
A melanoma diagnosis increases risk of a second primary melanoma regardless of race or ethnicity, a review of a government database showed.
Although white patients had the highest absolute risk for primary melanoma, Black patients had the highest relative risk of second primary melanomas, with a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 264.39 versus the general population. Asian/Pacific Islander patients had the second highest rate, followed by Hispanics and American Indian/Alaska Native ethnic groups.
Whites had the highest absolute rate of primary melanoma as well as the highest absolute number of excess second primary melanomas, highlighting limitations of focusing on relative risk, reported Adewole S. Adamson, MD, of the University of Texas Dell Medical School in Austin, and co-authors in JAMA Dermatology