The impact of demographics, socioeconomics, and health care access on melanoma outcomes

JL Cortez, J Vasquez, ML Wei - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Disparities in melanoma care exist in the United States. Disparities in provider type, patient
demographics, place of residence, insurance status, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity …

Differences and similarities in epidemiology and risk factors for cutaneous and uveal melanoma

DE Brănișteanu, E Porumb-Andrese, A Stărică… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Both cutaneous melanoma (CM) and uveal melanoma (UM) represent important causes of
morbidity and mortality. In this review, we evaluate the available knowledge on the …

Malignant melanoma in African–Americans: a population-based clinical outcomes study involving 1106 African–American patients from the surveillance, epidemiology …

K Mahendraraj, K Sidhu, CSM Lau, GJ McRoy… - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Malignant melanoma accounts for 75% of all skin cancer deaths and is potentially curable if
identified early. Although melanoma is rare in African–Americans (AA), it is associated with a …

Etiologies of melanoma development and prevention measures: A review of the current evidence

AR Djavid, C Stonesifer, BT Fullerton, SW Wang… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Melanoma constitutes a major public health risk, with the rates of
diagnosis increasing on a yearly basis. Monitoring for risk factors and preventing dangerous …

Skin cancer in skin of color

A Munjal, N Ferguson - Dermatologic Clinics, 2023 - derm.theclinics.com
Skin cancer is less common in skin of color patients than in lighter skinned patients but is
often associated with greater morbidity and mortality in this population. 1 Most research on …

Suppression of Ca2+ signaling enhances melanoma progression

S Gross, R Hooper, D Tomar, AP Armstead… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
The role of store‐operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) in melanoma metastasis is highly
controversial. To address this, we here examined UV‐dependent metastasis, revealing a …

Melanoma risk prediction based on a polygenic risk score and clinical risk factors

CK Wong, GS Dite, E Spaeth, NM Murphy… - Melanoma …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Melanoma is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the Western world: third in
Australia, fifth in the USA and sixth in the European Union. Predicting an individual's …

Does acral lentiginous melanoma subtype account for differences in patterns of care in Black patients?

TM Carter, PD Strassle, DW Ollila… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Melanoma-specific outcomes for Black patients are worse when compared to
non-Hispanic white (NHW) patients. We sought to evaluate whether acral lentiginous …

[HTML][HTML] TPC2: From Blond Hair to Melanoma?

C Abrahamian, L Ouologuem, R Tang, T Fröhlich… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Abstract Two-pore channel 2 (TPC2) is expressed in endolysosomes throughout the human
body, as well as in melanosomes of melanocytes. Melanocytes produce pigment, ie …

Skin cancer risk assessment in dark skinned immigrants: the role of social determinants and ethnicity

V Padovese, G Franco, M Valenzano, L Pecoraro… - Ethnicity & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: Dark-skinned people have a lower incidence rate of skin cancer, in particular
melanoma, which is detected at more advanced stages leading to poorer prognoses and …