Clinical Diagnosis of Skin Cancer: Enhancing Inspection and Early Recognition.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Dermatologic clinics
Abstract
The annual incidence rate for melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer continues to rise and morbidity and deaths from skin cancer are increasing. Despite advances in therapeutics, the factors that most impact prognosis remain early recognition and removal of neoplasms before deep invasion or metastatic disease can occur. There are numerous public health and screening initiatives that have been introduced to help recognize disease earlier and to increase patients' awareness of signs or changes of lesions that may represent skin cancers. Early recognition and removal of suspicious lesions remains critical in significantly reducing morbidity and mortality associated with skin cancers.
First Page
409
Last Page
416
DOI
10.1016/j.det.2017.06.001
Publication Date
10-1-2017
Recommended Citation
Glazer AM, Rigel DS, Winkelmann RR, Farberg AS. Clinical Diagnosis of Skin Cancer: Enhancing Inspection and Early Recognition. Dermatol Clin. 2017 Oct;35(4):409-416. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2017.06.001. Epub 2017 Aug 7. PMID: 28886797.