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The Duty to Inspect the Skin and Counsel Those at Risk to Develop Melanoma
Commentary by June K. Robinson, MD;
Kimberly A. Mallett, PhD
JAMA. 2009;301(16):1702-1704.
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ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGY
Factors Associated With Physician Discovery of Early Melanoma in Middle-aged and Older Men
Alan C. Geller, MPH, RN; Timothy M. Johnson, MD; Donald R. Miller, ScD; Katie R. Brooks, MPH; Christle J. Layton, MD; Susan M. Swetter, MD
Objective: To determine factors associated with physician discovery of early melanoma in middle-aged and older men.
Design: Survey.
Setting: Three institutional melanoma clinics.
Participants: A total of 227 male participants (aged  40 years) with invasive melanoma who completed surveys within 3 months of diagnosis.
Intervention: Survey.
Main Outcome Measures: Factors associated with physician-detected thin melanoma.
Results: Patients with physician-detected melanoma were older, 57% were 65 years or older compared with 34% for other-detected (odds ratio [OR], 2.57; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.19-5.55) and 42% for patient-detected melanoma (P = .07). Physician-detected melanoma in the oldest patients (aged 65 years) . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Author Affiliations: Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Robinson); and Prevention Research Center, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (Dr Mallett). Dr Robinson is also editor of the Archives of Dermatology.
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