Melanoma Survival Disadvantage in Young, Non-Hispanic White Males Compared With Females
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Melanoma survival disadvantage in young, non-Hispanic white males compared with females.
IMPORTANCE Worse survival among patients with melanoma has been demonstrated in middle-aged and older men compared with women, but few studies have explored survival differences by sex in adolescents and young adults, in whom melanoma is the third most common cancer. Focusing on sex disparities in survival among younger individuals may provide further evidence of biological rather than behavior...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Dermatology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2168-6068
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.4408