2007
DOI: 10.4065/82.3.364
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Malignant Melanoma in the 21st Century, Part 1: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Screening, Prevention, and Diagnosis

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“…Malignant melanoma, the major fatal form of skin cancer, is an aggressive and refractory cancer derived from melanocytes 1. In recent years, the incidence of melanoma has been continuously increasing worldwide and becoming a huge public health issue 1.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Malignant melanoma, the major fatal form of skin cancer, is an aggressive and refractory cancer derived from melanocytes 1. In recent years, the incidence of melanoma has been continuously increasing worldwide and becoming a huge public health issue 1.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Malignant melanoma primarily metastasizes to lymph nodes, lungs, bone, liver, brain, and adrenals glands (1). The incidence of melanoma has increased steadily and rapidly worldwide (2,3). Primary melanoma can be cured by surgical resection (4); however, despite significant advances in treating melanoma over the past 2 decades, long-term survival is still low, with a 5-y survival rate of less than 10% for people with distant metastasis.…”
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“…Persons with red or blond hair, light eyes, a higher number of so called common nevi or one and/or more dysplastic nevi including a positive personal and/or family history of melanoma, have a higher risk for occurrence of melanoma. Studies have shown that patients with surgically treated melanoma develop another primary skin melanoma in 5-10% of cases [7].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%