Alicia Chung, Tiffany Donley, Ron D Hays, Rebecca Robbins, Azizi Seixas, Girardin Jean-Louis
Development and Evaluation of the Clinical Trial HEalth Knowledge and Beliefs Scale (CHEKS)
International journal of environmental research and public health
study 121 melanoma patients 139 control subjects university california san francisco clinics conducted among whites examine relationship number melanocytic nevi cutaneous melanoma nevi measured 2 mm diameter counted body dermatologist dermatology fellow average number nondysplastic melanocytic nevi 2 mm greater diameter 97 melanoma patients 36 control subjects p less 0001 relative risks 16 p 043 11 25 nevi 44 p 001 26 50 nevi 54 p 0008 51 100 nevi 98 p 0001 100 nondysplastic melanocytic nevi relative risks 38 p 0001 1 5 dysplastic nevi 63 p 0003 6 lesions report blistering sunburns previous skin cancer red blond hair age 20 also independently associated increased risk cutaneous melanoma confirmed larger studies results presented number nevi melanoma risk suggest readily identifiable melanomaprone group could followed detect early malignant melanoma