Melanoma in black patients: check unexpected places

Even though melanoma is rarer in this population, Black patients are more at risk for getting diagnosed late and having worse survival outcomes.

Not all skin cancers are caused by sun exposure, and not all melanomas originate in sun-exposed areas; some form in the eyes, genitals, or nail beds. In fact, reggae legend Bob Marley, whose life is chronicled in the 2023 movie Bob Marley: One Love, died at 36 from a melanoma that started under a toenail.

Read more in Dr. Jennifer Gill’s blog:Melanoma in Black Patients

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Lori Sundeen Soderbergh

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