An Assessment of Factors Related to Tumor Thickness and Delay in Diagnosis of Melanoma in Southern Italy

Cancer risk in relationship to different indicators of adult socioeconomic position in Turin, Italy

“…This is consistent with studies that observed that high educated people have higher levels of sun exposure during recreational activities, particularly during childhood [36], and a greater accuracy and timeliness of melanoma diagnosis [37]. In contrast, men in the working class, and particularly unskilled manual workers, could be protected because of their more continuous and regular pattern of sun exposure during their working activities [36].…”

Evaluating Early Detection in the Diagnosis of Melanoma

“…Their results echo those of other authors [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] (Table) and unpublished data (M.B., [1987][1988][1989] to indicate that there seems to be no correlation between the length of time between first noticing a lesion to its ultimate diagnosis and the Breslow thickness of the lesion, the major clinical prognostic factor to date. The study by Baade et al is based on a combination of telephone interviews with 3772 Queensland, Australia, residents, with a solid response rate of 77.9% and pathological data from the population-based Queensland Cancer Registry supplying Breslow thickness and histologic findings for the lesions.…”

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

“…112 Thicker melanomas ([1.5 mm) were also three times more common in patients with low levels of education or unemployment in Italy. 113 In a study of incident cases of melanoma, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancers diagnosed in Florida, patients who were uninsured were most likely to be diagnosed with a later stage cancer. In fact, lack of insurance was more commonly associated with laterstage melanoma than for other cancers.…”