Study Highlights Racial Differences in Second Primary Melanoma
Source: Medscape, October 2024
TOPLINE:
White patients have the highest absolute risk for a second primary melanoma, while Black and Asian or Pacific Islander patients have the highest relative risk compared with the general population, a study analyzing Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data report.
METHODOLOGY:
- Researchers evaluated 546,756 patients with a first primary cutaneous melanoma diagnosis from 17 SEER registries between 2000 and 2019.
- The primary outcome was a second primary cutaneous melanoma diagnosis occurring ? 2 months after the initial diagnosis.
- Researchers calculated standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and excess absolute risks and compared the observed counts of second melanoma with the expected counts in the general population.
Of all patients, 0.2% had American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.6% had Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.4% had Black, 3.1% had Hispanic, and 96% had White race and ethnicity.