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Supplement Captures Snapshot of Melanoma Epidemiology
Supplement Captures Snapshot of Melanoma Epidemiology
K Wachter
20111014
2011 Nov 14
Elsevier Global Medical News
Supplement Captures Snapshot of Melanoma Epidemiology
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 Nov 14, K Wachter
While the recently published supplement on melanoma in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology doesn't offer evidence of many new trends, it does provide an important estimate of the burden of the disease and suggests new targets for education and surveillance."The best way to characterize this nice ensemble of studies is that it literally takes a pulse on the epidemic," Dr. Hensin Tsao said of the collection of studies (J. Am. Acad. Dermatol 2011;65[suppl. 1]:S1-143) in an interview....