Factors Associated With Early Detection Of Melanoma In Older Men Identified

Monday, April 27, 2009 - 00:15 in Health & Medicine

Older men whose melanoma is detected by a physician are more likely to have thinner and therefore more treatable tumors at diagnosis, according to a new article. A second analysis of the same survey data finds that physician detection of thin melanoma is more common in those who are 65 or older, have cancers on their backs or who have a history of atypical moles.

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