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Melanoma surveillance in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with partners in the cancer research community and state health departments, is pleased to support this series of important artic...
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Marcus Plescia,
Pamela Protzel Berman,
Mary C. White
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S1-S2
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The public health future of melanoma control
Over recent decades, melanoma has emerged as a formidable public health challenge. Steadily increasing incidence rates, accompanied by disturbing trends in melanoma mortality, have sparked a heightene...
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Howard K. Koh,
Alan C. Geller
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S3-S5
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Melanoma surveillance in the United States: Overview of methods
Background: Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Melanoma skin cancer is particularly deadly; more than 8000 US residents die from it each year. Although recent reports ...
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Meg Watson,
Christopher J. Johnson,
Vivien W. Chen,
Cheryll C. Thomas,
Hannah K. Weir,
Recinda Sherman,
Myles Cockburn,
Jeannette Jackson-Thompson,
Mona Saraiya
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Recent trends in cutaneous melanoma incidence and death rates in the United States, 1992-2006
Background: Increasing cutaneous melanoma incidence rates in the United States have been attributed to heightened detection of thin (≤1-mm) lesions. Objective: We sought to describe melanoma incidence...
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Ahmedin Jemal,
Mona Saraiya,
Pragna Patel,
Sai S. Cherala,
Jill Barnholtz-Sloan,
Julian Kim,
Charles L. Wiggins,
Phyllis A. Wingo
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Racial and ethnic variations in incidence and survival of cutaneous melanoma in the United States, 1999-2006
Background: Most melanoma studies use data from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program or individual cancer registries. Small numbers of melanoma cases have ...
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Xiao-Cheng Wu,
Melody J. Eide,
Jessica King,
Mona Saraiya,
Youjie Huang,
Charles Wiggins,
Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan,
Nicolle Martin,
Vilma Cokkinides,
Jacqueline Miller,
Pragna Patel,
Donatus U. Ekwueme,
Julian Kim
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Melanoma in adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39 years): United States, 1999-2006
Background: Invasive melanoma of the skin is the third most common cancer diagnosed among adolescents and young adults (aged 15-39 years) in the United States. Understanding the burden of melanoma in ...
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Hannah K. Weir,
Loraine D. Marrett,
Vilma Cokkinides,
Jill Barnholtz-Sloan,
Pragna Patel,
Eric Tai,
Ahmedin Jemal,
Jun Li,
Julian Kim,
Donatus U. Ekwueme
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Association between cutaneous melanoma incidence rates among white US residents and county-level estimates of solar ultraviolet exposure
Background: Recent US studies have raised questions as to whether geographic differences in cutaneous melanoma incidence rates are associated with differences in solar ultraviolet (UV) exposure. Objec...
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Thomas B. Richards,
Christopher J. Johnson,
Zaria Tatalovich,
Myles Cockburn,
Melody J. Eide,
Kevin A. Henry,
Sue-Min Lai,
Sai S. Cherala,
Youjie Huang,
Umed A. Ajani
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Association of cutaneous melanoma incidence with area-based socioeconomic indicators–United States, 2004-2006
Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) has been associated with melanoma incidence and outcomes. Examination of the relationship between melanoma and SES at the national level in the United States is ...
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Simple D. Singh,
Umed A. Ajani,
Christopher J. Johnson,
Katherine B. Roland,
Melody Eide,
Ahmedin Jemal,
Serban Negoita,
Rana A. Bayakly,
Donatus U. Ekwueme
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Subsequent primary cancers among men and women with in situ and invasive melanoma of the skin
Background: An estimated 750,000 melanoma survivors in the United States are at increased risk of subsequent primary cancers. Objective: We sought to assess the risk of developing subsequent primary c...
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Appathurai Balamurugan,
Judy R. Rees,
Carol Kosary,
Sun Hee Rim,
Jun Li,
Sherri L. Stewart
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Melanoma survival in the United States, 1992 to 2005
Background: Population-based data on melanoma survival are important for understanding the impact of demographic and clinical factors on prognosis. Objective: We describe melanoma survival by age, sex...
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Lori A. Pollack,
Jun Li,
Zahava Berkowitz,
Hannah K. Weir,
Xiao-Cheng Wu,
Umed A. Ajani,
Donatus U. Ekwueme,
Chunyu Li,
Brian P. Pollack
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Reducing mortality in individuals at high risk for advanced melanoma through education and screening
Incidence and mortality rates of melanoma throughout most of the developed world have increased in the past 25 years. We propose that reduction of deaths from melanoma can be best enhanced by strong c...
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Alan C. Geller,
Susan M. Swetter,
Susan Oliveria,
Stephen Dusza,
Allan C. Halpern
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Effect of the staging schema on melanoma cancer reporting, 1999 to 2006
Background: Staging schemas have changed multiple times over the past 10 years. Objective: We sought to examine the impact of staging schemas on the distribution of stages at diagnosis over time. Meth...
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Sue-Min Lai,
Jessica B. King,
Sarma Garimella,
John Keighley,
Mary Lewis
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S95-S103
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Targeting children through school-based education and policy strategies: Comprehensive cancer control activities in melanoma prevention
Background: Primary school-based educational strategies are proven interventions to raise children’s awareness and knowledge about sun safety. Objective: We highlight barriers and facilitators to impl...
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Julie S. Townsend,
Beth Pinkerton,
Sharon A. McKenna,
Sue M. Higgins,
Eric Tai,
C. Brooke Steele,
Susan R. Derrick,
Christine Brown
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Prevalence of sunburn, sun protection, and indoor tanning behaviors among Americans: Review from national surveys and case studies of 3 states
Background: Exposure to ultraviolet radiation (from solar and nonsolar sources) is a risk factor for skin cancer. Objective: We sought to summarize recent estimates on sunburns, sun-protection behavio...
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David B. Buller,
Vilma Cokkinides,
H. Irene Hall,
Anne M. Hartman,
Mona Saraiya,
Eric Miller,
Lisa Paddock,
Karen Glanz
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Melanoma reporting to central cancer registries by US dermatologists: An analysis of the persistent knowledge and practice gap
Background: Every state requires diagnosing physicians to report new cases of melanoma to its central cancer registry. Previous regional studies and anecdotal experience suggest that few dermatologist...
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Todd V. Cartee,
Seema P. Kini,
Suephy C. Chen
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The health burden and economic costs of cutaneous melanoma mortality by race/ethnicity–United States, 2000 to 2006
Background: Cutaneous melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer with more than 8000 deaths per year in the United States. The health burden and economic costs associated with melanoma mortality ...
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Donatus U. Ekwueme,
Gery P. Guy,
Chunyu Li,
Sun Hee Rim,
Pratibha Parelkar,
Suephy C. Chen
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