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Holman, Dawn M. ; King, Jessica B. ; White, Arica ; Singh, Simple D. ; Lichtenfeld, J. Leonard
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Description:
Introduction:

Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is a rare type of melanoma associated with delayed diagnosis and poor survival rates. This study examines ALM incidence rates in comparison to all other melanoma types.

Methods:

We used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Program of Cancer Registries and the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, which together cover 99% of the US population. We calculated age-adjusted rates and rate ratios for ALM and all other malignant melanomas by sex, race and ethnicity, stage, and year of diagnosis (2010–2019).

Results:

ALM incidence rates were significantly lower among non-Hispanic Black persons (1.8 per 1,000,000); non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander (API) persons (1.7 per 1,000,000); and Hispanic Black, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN), and API persons (1.5 per 1,000,000) compared to non-Hispanic White persons (2.3 per 1,000,000). Rates were significantly higher among Hispanic White persons (2.8 per 1,000,000) compared to non-Hispanic White persons. For all other melanoma types, incidence rates were significantly higher among non-Hispanic White persons compared to persons in each of the other racial and ethnic categories. The percentage of melanomas that were ALM ranged from 0.8% among non-Hispanic White persons to 19.1% among Hispanic Black, AI/AN, and API persons.

Conclusion:

These findings suggest that awareness of the potential for ALM in patients of all races and ethnicities could be balanced with an understanding of the rarity of the disease and the potential for the development of other melanoma types in racial and ethnic minority groups.


Subjects:
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Ethnicity Humans Incidence Melanoma Minority Groups Skin Neoplasms United States
Keywords:
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Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Prevention Skin Cancer Sun Safety Surveillance
Source:
Prev Med. 175:107692
Pubmed ID:
37659614
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC10949133
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:d4740755def1ddcbad18b30371f4497b01861bb7d021ce141e5374b20dfad7ef
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