Risk factors for the development of primary cutaneous melanoma.
Melanoma is an important public health problem in the United States and worldwide. The incidence of melanoma continues to increase at a high rate and deaths from melanoma are also increasing. The endogenous risk factors that are currently recognized are in many cases surrogates for genetic markers yet to be determined. Exogenous risk factors need to be better defined and understood to help develop better public education programs that can change risk behaviors and subsequently lower future incidence and mortality from melanoma.
Department of Dermatology, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA. julierussak@gmail.com
Julie E
JE
Russak
Darrell S
DS
Rigel
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