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Review
. 2009 Jun;23(3):515-27, ix.
doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2009.03.008.

Educational and screening campaigns to reduce deaths from melanoma

Alan C Geller  1
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Review

Educational and screening campaigns to reduce deaths from melanoma

Alan C Geller. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Many deaths of melanoma can be prevented through identification and screening of persons at greatest risk of disease. Herein, we discuss various strategies to reduce avoidable mortality--including targeted screening of persons with changing moles and middle-aged and older men of lower socioeconomic status. We also propose the framework for a randomized screening trial for melanoma.

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