State of the science on prevention and screening to reduce melanoma incidence and mortality: The time is now

MK Tripp, M Watson, SJ Balk… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Although overall cancer incidence rates are
decreasing, melanoma incidence rates continue to increase about 3% annually. Melanoma …

Strategies for early melanoma detection: Approaches to the patient with nevi

AG Goodson, D Grossman - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Given its propensity to metastasize and the lack of effective therapies for most patients with
advanced disease, early detection of melanoma is a clinical imperative. Although there are …

Screening, early detection, and trends for melanoma: current status (2000-2006) and future directions

AC Geller, SM Swetter, K Brooks, MF Demierre… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - Elsevier
In the past 5 years, there have been notable strides toward the earlier recognition and
discovery of melanoma, including new technologies to complement and augment the clinical …

Epidemiology, risk factors, prevention, and early detection of melanoma

SC Azoury, JR Lange - Surgical Clinics, 2014 - surgical.theclinics.com
Although melanoma accounts for less than 5% of all skin cancers diagnosed, the disease
burden of melanoma is significant, with an estimated 50,000 deaths annually worldwide. 1 …

Multiple skin cancer risk behaviors in the US population

EJ Coups, SL Manne, CJ Heckman - American journal of preventive …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The incidence of all types of skin cancer has increased over the past 3
decades in the United States. Increased skin cancer risk is associated with exposure to …

Melanoma screening: a plan for improving early detection

R Shellenberger, M Nabhan, S Kakaraparthi - Annals of medicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Malignant melanoma ranks fifth in the number of new cases annually in the United States
(US). Despite increasing incidence and lack of recent improvement in mortality, national …

Prevalence and correlates of indoor tanning among US adults

CJ Heckman, EJ Coups, SL Manne - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of indoor tanning among the US
general adult population. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to:(1) describe the prevalence of …

Skin cancer screening by dermatologists, family practitioners, and internists: barriers and facilitating factors

SA Oliveria, MK Heneghan, LF Cushman… - Archives of …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine barriers and facilitating factors to skin cancer screening practices
among US primary care physicians and dermatologists. Design Survey. Setting Physicians …

Sun protection and skin self‐examination in melanoma survivors

UJ Mujumdar, JL Hay… - … Oncology: Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Patients diagnosed with melanoma are at risk for developing recurrent and
second primary disease. Skin self‐examination (SSE) and sun protection are standard …

Time required for a complete skin examination with and without dermoscopy: a prospective, randomized multicenter study

I Zalaudek, H Kittler, AA Marghoob… - Archives of …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine the time required to perform a complete skin examination (CSE) as a
means of opportunistic screening for skin cancer both without and with dermoscopy. Design …