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High accuracy of family history of melanoma in Danish melanoma cases.
Familial cancer - 1 Dec 2015
Wadt Karin A W, Drzewiecki Krzysztof T, Gerdes Anne-Marie
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of melanoma in Denmark has immensely increased over the last 10 years making Denmark a high risk country for melanoma. In the last two decades multiple public campaigns have sought to increase the awareness of melanoma. Family history of melanoma is a known major risk factor but previous studies have shown that self-reported family history of melanoma is highly inaccurate. These studies are 15 years...
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