Acral and mucosal melanomas are extremely rare in Caucasians; however, they are the
predominant melanoma subtypes in Asians and other non-Caucasian populations. Acral …

Skin color diversity is the most variable and noticeable phenotypic trait in humans resulting
from constitutive pigmentation variability. This paper will review the characterization of skin …

Skin cancer is less prevalent in people of color than in the white population. However, when
skin cancer occurs in non-whites, it often presents at a more advanced stage, and thus the …

Purpose The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Society of Surgical
Oncology (SSO) sought to provide an evidence-based guideline on the use of lymphatic …

Background: Though people of color (POC) are less likely to become afflicted with skin
cancer, they are much more likely to die from it due to delay in detection or presentation …

Harmful consequences of sun exposure range from sunburn, photoageing and pigmentary
disorders to skin cancer. The incidence and extent of these detrimental effects are largely …

Background Although most patients with cutaneous melanoma are non-Hispanic whites
(NHWs), minorities consistently suffer worse melanoma-specific survival (MSS). Much of the …

BACKGROUND: Most melanoma studies use data from the National Cancer Institute
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program or individual cancer registries. Small …

Disparities in melanoma care exist in the United States. Disparities in provider type, patient
demographics, place of residence, insurance status, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity …

A retrospective, nonrandomized, interventional case series of 8100 patients with uveal
melanoma were evaluated for melanoma-related metastasis based on patient race. The …