Black men are more likely to die of melanoma, compared to men of other races with the disease, a new study shows.
July 12, 2023 –
“This indicates that lower rates of private insurance and higher stages at diagnosis cannot fully explain the increased mortality risk for Black males with melanoma,” they wrote. “Education is a critical modifiable target for improving melanoma-related survival.”, and the authors wrote that they specifically focused on the role of race among men with melanoma. The study included data for 205,125 men diagnosed with cutaneous invasive melanoma between 2004 and 2018, of whom 97.6% were White, 1.
“We know that men may be less likely to seek medical care than women, so they can be diagnosed with melanoma at later stages,” co-author and University of Nebraska dermatology professor Ashley Wysong, MD, said in a.
The new study showed that the most common location of the melanoma varied based on a person’s race. The most common site among Black, Hispanic, and Asian men was the lower extremity, which includes the body parts from the hips to the toes. The most common site of the cancer on White and American Indian or Alaska Native men was the trunk, which includes the chest, belly, pelvis, and back.
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