Although skin cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide, melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — has a 5-year survival rate of 99% when detected early.
2023
This Limited Edition Swimsuit Educates Wearers About Melanoma Detection
Nobody wants to think about skin cancer; cancer sucks. The American Cancer Society estimates that ~97,610 new melanoma cases will be diagnosed in 2023 (roughly 58k in men, 39k in women).
The “hidden” melanoma
The first Monday in May is Melanoma Day. In all probability, most people of color completely ignored it. That’s understandable. Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is more common in Whites. For instance, the rate of new cases in White men is 37.9 per 100,000 men versus 1.0 per 100,000 men in Blacks.
INVESTIGATING GENOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ACRAL, MUCOSAL, AND VULVOVAGINAL MELANOMAS
The following is a summary of “Distinct genomic features in a retrospective cohort of mucosal, acral, and vulvovaginal melanomas,” published in the MAY 2023 issue of Dermatology by Shi, et al.