Melanoma in skin of color in <scp>C</scp>onnecticut: an analysis of melanoma incidence and stage at diagnosis in non‐Hispanic blacks, non‐Hispanic whites, and Hispanics

Abstract

A significantly higher proportion of advanced melanomas were diagnosed in non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics than in non-Hispanic whites. There is a growing need to educate patients and healthcare providers of the necessity for skin cancer surveillance regardless of the race of the patient.