Association Between Melanoma Detected During Routine Skin Checks and Mortality

Caroline G. Watts; Kirstie McLoughlin; Chris Goumas; Cathelijne H. van Kemenade; Joanne F. Aitken; H. Peter Soyer; Pablo Fernández‐Peñas; 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

doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.3884

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In this cohort study, melanomas diagnosed through routine skin checks were associated with significantly lower all-cause mortality, but not melanoma-specific mortality, after adjustment for patient, sociodemographic, and clinicopathologic factors.

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