Archive for September, 2020
Dear Black and Brown People, We Get Skin Cancer Too!
Published on September 2, 2020 by Quintessence Plastic Surgery
While all types of skin cancer are less common in people of color than in white people, nonwhite ethnic groups have significantly worse outcomes. Black, LatinX, Native American, and Asian patients all tend to be diagnosed later, have more advanced disease at diagnosis, and have lower survival rates for more aggressive skin cancers like melanoma. […]