Self-reported naevus density may lead to misclassification of melanoma risk.

Self-reported naevus density may lead to misclassification of melanoma risk. Br J Dermatol. 2019 Dec 12;: Authors: Betz-Stablein B, Koh U, Plasmeijer E, Janda M, Aitken JF, Soyer HP, Green AC Abstract Cutaneous melanoma incidence continues to rise, imposing a sizable burden on health services and society1 . The strongest known risk factor for melanoma is the presence of many melanocytic naevi2 . Naevus prevalence studies use a variety of counting methods from objective counts by dermatologists or research staff, to self-counts. This diversity likely contributes to the variation seen in prevalence estimates3 . Expert counts are more accurate but are labour-intensive and costly. PMID: 31833052 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Br J Dermatol Source Type: research