title: Educational and screening campaigns to reduce deaths from melanoma.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Public Health Practice, Harvard School of Public Health, Landmark Center, 401 Park Drive, Third Floor East, Boston, MA 02215, USA. ageller@hsph.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Alan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Geller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003469:Culture; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology; D044469:Racial Groups; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult