Importance Surgical excision is the standard-of-care treatment for Tis and T1a melanomas of
the head and neck. Currently, however, the association of diagnosis and surgical treatment …

Methods To assess the current body of published literature specifically related to the
assessment of QOL in patients with melanoma, a systematic literature search was …

Purpose Little is known about specific concerns facing long-term melanoma survivors. The
goal of this study was to compare quality of life (QOL) and mental health between long-term …

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important measure of patient experience before,
during, and after treatment for skin cancers. Over the past 20 years, a variety of generic as …

Background The impact of skin cancers on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is
often overlooked, and direct comparisons between melanoma and non-melanoma skin …

To the Editor: Over the past 3 decades, more skin cancers have developed in Americans
than all other cancers combined. 1 Cutaneous neoplasms often occur in highly visible areas …

Traditional outcome measures for patients with cancer have been expressed in terms of
survival and recurrence, as these represent familiar domains of treatment effectiveness …

Background/Aim: There is a growing need for information regarding the Health-Related
Quality of Life (HRQoL) of cancer survivors. This study aimed to assess the HRQoL of …

Background The morbidity associated with advanced stage melanoma is an important
consideration in the dialog surrounding early detection and overdiagnosis. Few studies …

Objectives To determine whether change occurred in the general quality of life (QOL) of
nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) patients following surgery, to identify variables …