Screening for melanoma

被引:15
作者
Geller, AC
机构
[1] Boston Univ, Sch Med, Dept Dermatol, Boston, MA 02118 USA
[2] Boston Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, Boston, MA 02118 USA
关键词
D O I
10.1016/S0733-8635(02)00034-7
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
This article describes major screening studies of the past two decades, discusses the evidence-based screening recommendations, highlights the need to screen high-risk and previously unscreened populations, and concludes with suggestions for risk assessment and physician-nurse training in the skin cancer examination.
引用
收藏
页码:629 / +
页数:13
相关论文
共 87 条
[1]  
AITKEN J, 2001, SKIN CANC SCREENING
[2]   YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST - ANOTHER INDICATOR OF THE IMPACT OF CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT-MELANOMA ON SOCIETY [J].
ALBERT, VA ;
KOH, HK ;
GELLER, AC ;
MILLER, DR ;
PROUT, MN ;
LEW, RA .
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, 1990, 23 (02) :308-310
[3]   MELANOMA - IT CANT BE MELANOMA - A SUBSET OF MELANOMAS THAT DEFIES CLINICAL RECOGNITION [J].
ANDERSEN, WK ;
SILVERS, DN .
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 1991, 266 (24) :3463-3465
[4]  
[Anonymous], EXT MED COV PREV OTH
[5]  
[Anonymous], 1996, GUID CLIN PREV SERV
[6]   Community perceptions about the important signs of early melanoma [J].
Baade, PD ;
Balanda, KP ;
Stanton, WR ;
Gillespie, AM ;
Lowe, JB .
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, 1997, 36 (01) :33-39
[7]  
BALCH CM, 1992, CUTANEOUS MELANOMA, P165
[8]   Screening for cutaneous melanoma by skin self-examination [J].
Berwick, M ;
Begg, CB ;
Fine, JA ;
Roush, GC ;
Barnhill, RL .
JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, 1996, 88 (01) :17-23
[9]   EPIDEMIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF MELANOMA IN SOUTH-AUSTRALIA - IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER CONTROL [J].
BONETT, A ;
RODER, D ;
ESTERMAN, A .
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 1989, 151 (09) :502-&
[10]   General practitioner screening for melanoma: sensitivity, specificity, and effect of training [J].
Burton, RC ;
Howe, C ;
Adamson, L ;
Reid, AL ;
Hersey, P ;
Watson, A ;
Watt, G ;
Relic, J ;
Holt, D ;
Thursfield, V ;
Clarke, P ;
Armstrong, BK .
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCREENING, 1998, 5 (03) :156-161