Association of Marital Status With T Stage at Presentation and Management of Early-Stage Melanoma
Author(s) -
Cimarron E. Sharon,
Andrew J. Sinnamon,
Michael E. Ming,
Emily Y. Chu,
Douglas L. Fraker,
Giorgos C. Karakousis
Publication year - 2018
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.2018.0233
Subject(s) - medicine , marital status , stage (stratigraphy) , interquartile range , population , epidemiology , retrospective cohort study , sentinel lymph node , melanoma , sentinel node , pediatrics , demography , cancer , breast cancer , paleontology , cancer research , biology , environmental health , sociology
Early detection of melanoma is associated with improved patient outcomes. Data suggest that spouses or partners may facilitate detection of melanoma before the onset of regional and distant metastases. Less well known is the influence of marital status on the detection of early clinically localized melanoma.
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