Older age, subsequent melanoma increase risk for death in patients with melanoma in situ
Source: Healio, June 2023
Key takeaways:
Mortality among patients aged 80 years or older was 7.4% vs. 1.4% in those aged 60 to 69 years.
The risk for mortality increased after diagnosis of subsequent primary invasive melanoma (adjusted HR = 4.1).
Old age and the development of subsequent primary invasive melanoma are risk factors for death following a melanoma in situ diagnosis, according to a study.
