Rate of survival rises for whites with melanoma

By Landon Hall Oklahoman    Leave a comment

Published: January 5, 2010

Whites are surviving melanoma at much higher rates than decades ago, thanks to public awareness and early treatment. The trend hasn’t extended to blacks and Hispanics, however: Those groups develop skin cancer much less frequently but tend to have more advanced progression at diagnosis, according to a new study.

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