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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;16(16):1065-1068.
doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0265. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Skin check partner assistance for melanoma skin self-examination by at-risk patients: it takes two to identify melanomas

June K Robinson  1
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Editorial

Skin check partner assistance for melanoma skin self-examination by at-risk patients: it takes two to identify melanomas

June K Robinson. Future Oncol. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: early detection; melanoma; skin self-examination.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial & competing interests disclosure

Supported by the United States National Cancer Institute (R01 CA154908) to JK Robinson. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

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