ContextThe incidence of cutaneous melanoma has increased over the past several
decades, making its early diagnosis a continuing public health priority. The ABCD …

It's obvious why only men develop prostate cancer and why only women get ovarian cancer.
But it is not obvious why women are more likely to recover language ability after a stroke …

BACKGROUND: Increasing cutaneous melanoma incidence rates in the United States have
been attributed to heightened detection of thin (≤ 1-mm) lesions. OBJECTIVE: We sought to …

Men in the United States suffer more severe chronic conditions, have higher death rates for
all 15 leading causes of death, and die more than six years younger than women. In an …

This study explored the extent to which college men and women of various racial and ethnic
groups differ in their health beliefs and behaviors. Exploratory factor analyses of survey …

Background: Dermoscopy used by experts has been demonstrated to improve the
diagnostic accuracy for melanoma. However, little is known about the diagnostic validity of …

The risk of malignant melanoma developing in an American in the United States has now
reached 1 in 87 (up more than 1800% since the 1930s). This rising incidence of malignant …

BACKGROUND Despite the importance of early detection in preventing mortality from
melanoma, little is known regarding how patients with the disease come to diagnosis …

THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT OF MALIGNANT melanoma continues to increase. It has
been estimated that 59 580 newly diagnosed cases of invasive melanoma and an additional …

Importance Early melanoma diagnosis is associated with better health outcomes, but there
is insufficient evidence that screening, such as having routine skin checks, reduces mortality …