2023
DOI: 10.1177/00031348231216485
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Rural Melanoma Patients Have Less Surgery and Higher Melanoma-Specific Mortality

Alexandra E. Hernandez,
Kelley N. Benck,
Carlos T. Huerta
et al.

Abstract: Background Melanoma causes most skin cancer–related deaths, and disparities in mortality persist. Rural communities, compared to urban, face higher levels of poverty and more barriers to care, leading to higher stage at presentation and shorter survival in melanoma. To further evaluate these disparities, we sought to assess the association between rurality and melanoma cause-specific mortality and receipt of recommended surgery in a national cohort. Methods Patients with primary non-ocular, cutaneous melanoma … Show more

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“…This conclusion is consistent with nationwide trends that show melanoma patients from rural areas are less likely to receive recommended surgery. 9 Given that surgery is still the best treatment option for localized, invasive melanoma, which represents the vast majority of tumors found in both rural and urban groups in this study, this finding is especially concerning as it pertains to melanoma‐specific survival.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…This conclusion is consistent with nationwide trends that show melanoma patients from rural areas are less likely to receive recommended surgery. 9 Given that surgery is still the best treatment option for localized, invasive melanoma, which represents the vast majority of tumors found in both rural and urban groups in this study, this finding is especially concerning as it pertains to melanoma‐specific survival.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%