Association between mode of detection of melanoma and mortality

Early melanoma diagnosis is associated with better outcomes, but there is insufficient evidence that screening, such as having routine skin checks, reduces mortality. A prospective study in New South Wales, Australia, found that melanomas diagnosed through routine skin checks, compared with patient-detected melanomas, were associated with significantly lower all-cause mortality, but not melanoma-specific mortality, after adjustment for patient, sociodemographic, and clinicopathologic factors.