Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)Target Audience: Dermatologists, primary clinicians
Background and Objective
In an effort to limit the number of new melanomas, adults are encouraged to undergo periodic visual screenings by physicians, as part of their preventive healthcare regimen. The USPSTF has examined the available evidence and prepared this draft evidence review, with a focus on asymptomatic adults without history of skin cancer.
Limitations
Only two studies were identified, neither of which was a randomized, controlled trial. One examined the effects of regular screening exams on the reduction in melanoma deaths, and the other looked at whether the clinical visual examination resulted in earlier detect…
Reviewing Author
DisclosuresConsultant / Advisory board Astellas Pharmaceuticals
EquityVaxin
Grant / Research support NIH; NIH/NCI; Veteran’s Administration; Ferndale Laboratories; Kyowa Hakko Kirin Pharma, Inc.
Editorial boards Cancer Prevention Research; Photodermatology, Photoimmunology, & Photomedicine; UpToDate; eMedicine; Journal of Dermatological Sciences; JAMA Dermatology
Leadership positions in professional societies American Academy of Dermatology (Vice Chair, Committee on Science and Research); Photomedicine Society (Board of Directors)
DisclosuresConsultant / Advisory board Astellas Pharmaceuticals
EquityVaxin
Grant / Research support NIH; NIH/NCI; Veteran’s Administration; Ferndale Laboratories; Kyowa Hakko Kirin Pharma, Inc.
Editorial boards Cancer Prevention Research; Photodermatology, Photoimmunology, & Photomedicine; UpToDate; eMedicine; Journal of Dermatological Sciences; JAMA Dermatology
Leadership positions in professional societies American Academy of Dermatology (Vice Chair, Committee on Science and Research); Photomedicine Society (Board of Directors)