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The effect of screening on melanoma incidence and biopsy rates

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous melanomas are common cancers in white‐skinned populations, and early detection is promoted as a means of reducing morbidity and mortality. There is concern that increased skin screening is leading to overdiagnosis of indolent melanomas with low risk of lethality. The extent of...

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Autores principales: Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., MacGregor, Stuart, Law, Matthew H., Thompson, Bridie, Dusingize, Jean Claude, Green, Adele C., Neale, Rachel E., Pandeya, Nirmala
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9796145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35531668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjd.21649