Detection of Primary Melanoma in Individuals at Extreme High Risk
Author(s) -
Fergal J. Moloney,
Pascale Guitera,
E. Osborne Coates,
Nikolas K. Haass,
Kenneth Ho,
R. Khoury,
Rachel O’Connell,
Leo Raudonikis,
Helen Schmid,
Graham J. Mann,
Scott W. Menzies
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.514
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , cdkn2a , interquartile range , incidence (geometry) , population , dermatology , cancer , physics , environmental health , cancer research , optics
The clinical phenotype and certain predisposing genetic mutations that confer increased melanoma risk are established; however, no consensus exists regarding optimal screening for such individuals. Early identification remains the most important intervention in reducing melanoma mortality.
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