Racial differences in skin cancer awareness and surveillance practices at a public hospital dermatology clinic

A Trial Online Educational Melanoma Program Aimed at the Hispanic Population Improves Knowledge and Behaviors

“…Although Hispanics have a lower incidence rate of melanoma compared with non-Hispanic white adults, they are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage and have a worse prognosis. [1][2][3] Although multiple socioeconomic factors may contribute to these results, one commonly cited fact is a lack of awareness about melanoma in this population. 1,4 Hispanic individuals are not only less likely to engage in skin cancer surveillance behaviors themselves but also are less likely to have a skin examination performed by a physician.…”

Various dermatoses what the patients with cutaneous melanoma had anxiety for the recurrence during postoperative surveillance

“…Skin cancers such as CM and NMSC are relatively rare occurrences in the Asians compared with fair-skinned populations. Factors contributing to these incidence rates include solar UV exposure differences, Fitzpatrick skin type, and inherent genetic variabilities 21 .…”

Medical Student Melanoma Detection Rates in White and African American Skin using Moulage and Standardized Patients

“…Published medical literature has established an ethnic disparity in melanoma stage at time of diagnosis, which has been attributed in part to earlier detection in whites as compared to African Americans [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Lack of physician knowledge about the clinical presentations of melanoma in African Americans, particularly acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM), in addition to misperceptions that melanomas only occur in sun-exposed areas and that dark-skinned individuals are not at risk may contribute to the reported diagnostic delay [3,6].…”

“…Lack of physician knowledge about the clinical presentations of melanoma in African Americans, particularly acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM), in addition to misperceptions that melanomas only occur in sun-exposed areas and that dark-skinned individuals are not at risk may contribute to the reported diagnostic delay [3,6]. A consequence of the rarity of melanomas in African Americans (1 per 100,000 as compared to 21.6 per 100,000 in whites) is that medical students have few opportunities to see melanomas in African Americans during short dermatology clerkships, and medical educators have limited opportunities to train and assess medical student melanoma diagnostic skills in this population.…”