Melanoma Among Non-Hispanic Black Americans

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Culp, MaryBeth B. ; Lunsford, Natasha Buchanan
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Few studies have examined melanoma incidence and survival rates among non-Hispanic black populations because melanoma risk is lower among this group than among non-Hispanic white populations. However, non-Hispanic black people are often diagnosed with melanoma at later stages, and the predominant histologic types of melanomas that occur in non-Hispanic black people have poorer survival rates than the most common types among non-Hispanic white people.
  
  Methods
  
  We used the US Cancer Statistics 2001–2015 Public Use Research Database to examine melanoma incidence and 5-year survival among non-Hispanic black US populations.
  
  Results
  
  From 2011 through 2015, the overall incidence of melanoma among non-Hispanic black people was 1.0 per 100,000, and incidence increased with age. Although 63.8% of melanomas in non-Hispanic black people were of unspecified histology, the most commonly diagnosed defined histologic type was acral lentiginous melanoma (16.7%). From 2001 through 2014, the relative 5-year melanoma survival rate among non-Hispanic black people was 66.2%.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Although incidence of melanoma is relatively rare among non-Hispanic black populations, survival rates lag behind rates for non-Hispanic white populations. Improved public education is needed about incidence of acral lentiginous melanoma among non-Hispanic black people along with increased awareness among health care providers.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Original Research
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 16
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  31228233
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6638592
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  16
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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