The usefulness of large language models for patient information on melanoma: challenges and opportunities

Tobias E Sangers¹, Remco van Doorn^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
² Department of Dermatology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Editorial

Tobias E Sangers et al. Br J Dermatol. 2025.

. 2025 Jan 24;192(2):185.

doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljae429.

Tobias E Sangers¹, Remco van Doorn^{1

2}

¹ Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
² Department of Dermatology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.

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