Patient-identified early clinical warning signs of nodular melanoma: a qualitative study

Patient-identified early clinical warning signs of nodular melanoma: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Nodular (NM) and superficial spreading melanoma (SSM) show different disease trajectories, with more rapid development in NM and fewer opportunities for early detection often resulting in worse outcomes. Our study described the patient-identified early signs of thin NM via compar...

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Main Authors: Adina Coroiu, Chelsea Moran, Jessica A. Davine, Kyla Brophy, Catherine Bergeron, Hensin Tsao, Annett Körner, Susan M. Swetter, Alan C. Geller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Nodular melanoma
Superficial spreading melanoma
Patient-identified early signs
Semi-structured interviews
Thematic analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08072-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08072-4

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