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Improving Skin Cancer Screening In Primary Care, Jaclyn Barnhouse, Rebecca Baietto
Improving Skin Cancer Screening In Primary Care, Jaclyn Barnhouse, Rebecca Baietto
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Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the United States, with melanoma having the highest rate of mortality of all forms of skin cancer (CDC, 2019). However, there is hesitancy among primary care providers to perform skin cancer screenings (Oliveria et al., 2011). Prevention and early detection of melanoma is key. Melanoma has been known to be highly curable when found early. This makes early detection even more important in order to prevent metastasis and potential mortality (Bruce et al, 2017). The use of targeted screening tools can potentially save lives when utilized in primary …