Accuracy in diagnosing skin cancer varies depending on the examination method used and on the physician’s specialty and experience level, according to research published in JAMA Dermatology.
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Overall melanoma incidence decreasing among young patients
The incidence rates per 1 million person-years among pediatric and adolescent/young adult patients were 1.74 and 62.05.
Oncologists Experience Improved Survival in Patients With Melanoma
Evan Lipson, MD, an associate professor of oncology at John Hopkins School of Medicine and a head and neck oncologist at John Hopkins Medicine, discusses feedback he’s received from colleagues at Case-Based Roundtable events about patients with melanoma.
UVA Heath begins new clinical trial to battle deadly melanoma
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — A research team at UVA Health System is pioneering a new approach to treating melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.