Clinical Diagnosis of Skin Cancer: Enhancing Inspection and Early Recognition

Abstract

The annual incidence rate for melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer continues to rise and morbidity and deaths from skin cancer are increasing. Despite advances in therapeutics, the factors that most impact prognosis remain early recognition and removal of neoplasms before deep invasion or metastatic disease can occur. There are numerous public health and screening initiatives that have been introduced to help recognize disease earlier and to increase patients' awareness of signs or changes of lesions that may represent skin cancers. Early recognition and removal of suspicious lesions remains critical in significantly reducing morbidity and mortality associated with skin cancers.

Keywords: ABCDE; Detection; Diagnosis; Melanoma; Screening; Skin cancer.