Association Between Melanoma Detected During Routine Skin Checks and Mortality
Author(s) -
Caroline G. Watts,
Kirstie McLoughlin,
Chris Goumas,
Cathelijne H. van Kemenade,
Joanne F. Aitken,
H. Peter Soyer,
Pablo FernándezPeñas,
Pascale Guitera,
Richard A. Scolyer,
Rachael L. Morton,
Scott W. Menzies,
Michael Caruana,
Yoon Jung Kang,
Graham J. Mann,
Annette H. Chakera,
Christine Madronio,
Bruce K. Armstrong,
John F. Thompson,
Anne Ε. Cust
Publication year - 2021
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.2021.3884
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , dermatology , association (psychology) , medline , skin cancer , cancer , cancer research , philosophy , epistemology , political science , law
Early melanoma diagnosis is associated with better health outcomes, but there is insufficient evidence that screening, such as having routine skin checks, reduces mortality.
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