Systemic adjuvant therapy for adult patients at high risk for recurrent melanoma: A systematic review

The majority of melanomas are cutaneous, but melanoma can also occur in mucosal surfaces or ocular structures (uveal melanoma). Mucosal melanoma is a rare disease, and accounts for approximately 0.03% of all cancers diagnosed [1], and 1.36% of all melanoma cases in the United States [2]. Survival rates are lower than for cutaneous melanoma, at least in part due to more advanced stage at detection. Uveal melanoma is even rarer and patients with this type of melanoma were excluded from the review.
Source: Cancer Treatment Reviews - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Systematic or Meta-analysis Studies Source Type: research