The effect of lockdown on melanoma stage in Devon, UK
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Authors
Heath, H. T.
McGrath, E. J.
Acheson, P.
Journal
Clinical and experimental dermatology
Type
Letter
Publisher
Wiley
Rights
© 2022 British Association of Dermatologists.
We performed a prospective analysis of Breslow thickness in melanoma before the COVID-19 pandemic and after. It shows that there is a statistically significant increase in melanoma thickness, and ultimately melanoma staging, since the pandemic began.
Citation
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Aug;47(8):1581-1582. doi: 10.1111/ced.15205. Epub 2022 May 12.
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