Dermatologist Skin Examinations Detect More, Thinner Skin Cancers Than Patients Identify Themselves

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Dermatologist Skin Examinations Detect More, Thinner Skin Cancers Than Patients Identify Themselves

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Most melanomas detected in a general-practice dermatology clinic were found by dermatologists during full-body skin examinations of patients who had come to the clinic for different complaints, according to a new study. In addition, cancers detected by dermatologists were thinner and more likely to be in situ (only on the outer layer of skin) than were cancers detected by patients.

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