Adewole Adamson, MD, MPP: Addressing Melanoma Diagnosis and Overdiagnosis
Source: Dermatology Times, March 2025
Adewole (Ade) Adamson, MD, MPP, FAAD, assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology at Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, presented a session titled, “Approach to Melanoma Diagnosis" at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting. The session also tackled the increasingly significant topic of melanoma overdiagnosis, which has garnered heightened attention in recent years.
Over the last 40 years, melanoma incidence has surged 6-fold, while mortality has remained relatively stable, with some decline attributed to advancements in treatment, particularly with immunotherapy. “Mortality has stayed relatively flat for a majority of that," Adamson noted.
However, he pointed out that this trend raises significant concerns about overdiagnosis.