Cutaneous Melanoma
- 18 July 1991
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 325 (3) , 171-182
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199107183250306
Abstract
CUTANEOUS melanoma has become a common form of cancer.1 Decades of steady increases in the incidence and mortality rates of cutaneous malignant melanoma have sparked global interest in the nature of this cancer.2 3 4 5 6 Recent research has advanced our understanding of cutaneous melanoma and its biology, natural history, and treatment.7 This article reviews the current state of knowledge of melanoma and outlines approaches to treatment and control.EpidemiologyThe incidence of melanoma continues to rise throughout the world (Table 1). In the United States, the incidence of melanoma has almost tripled in the past four decades, growing faster than that of . . .Keywords
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