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1Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. ageller@bu.edu
Dermatologic Clinics
|October 17, 2002
Abstract:
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.