Patients failing at melanoma self-checks: Study

Source: News GP, July 2024

Well-meaning patients are putting their lives at risk, with a new study finding most people are unable to self-diagnose skin cancer on their own bodies.

The Australian research, published on Thursday in J-Peer, found only a small number of participants could self-identify either in situ or invasive malignant melanomas (MMs) as a lesion of concern.

Unfortunately, of those patients who were able to identify MM, the lesion was usually thicker and more advanced.
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