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Florida's undeclared epidemic: malignant melanoma.
The Journal of the Florida Medical Association - 1 Mar 1997
Kamath D, Cantor A B, Glass F, Fenske N, Cruse C W, Wells K, Rapaport D, DeConti R, Messina J, Reintgen D
Abstract excerpt
Contrary to the trend of early diagnosis observed in other parts of the world, in Florida melanoma is still being discovered in the more advanced stages. This is characterized by thicker lesions at diagnosis, which are hallmarked by bleeding, itching, ulceration, and increased vertical growth. In a study of 1,626 cutaneous melanoma patients at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida, three prognostic factors,...
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