Techniques of cutaneous examination for the detection of skin cancer

Skin cancers are the most common cancers in humans. The American Cancer Society estimates that in the United States more than 700,000 new skin cancers are diagnosed annually. Although the majority of nonmelanoma skin cancers occur on visibly exposed anatomic areas, most malignant melanomas occur on body sites obscured by clothing. The high mortality associated with advanced melanomas emphasizes the importance of performing regular total cutaneous examinations in all patients to detect early, easily curable lesions.

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