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Patients' embarrassment, doctors' scheduling often preclude skin cancer screening
January 19, 2011

Though skin cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States, relatively few patients—even if they are at higher risk for the disease—receive skin cancer screening that involves full-body exams.

Almost 1,700 family practitioners, internists and dermatologists were surveyed to determine how often they perform full-body skin cancer screening. Over 81% of dermatol...Read the full article