Why melanoma is so deadly for men, and why it doesn’t have to be

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Men are much more likely to get skin cancer — and to die from it — than women. Here’s what makes men so vulnerable to melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

show that men with partners have earlier detection of melanoma — and healthier outcomes — than single men.Brauer says many male patients come in with “things circled in pen all over their bodies. Their wife or partner is very much paying attention to them, which is great.”

Dermatologists would rather reassure you that you’re fine than discover a melanoma too late. “We’re great at treating melanoma when we catch it in the early stages when it’s just on the skin,” Salob says. “And we’re terrible at beating it when it has spread inside the body. So early detection is key.

 

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I'm pretty sure that's a ethnic white disease I've never hears of Latinos or Africans or Asians with Sun exposure Skin Cancer - I'm sure there's a few but not like the Northern European Ethnic white population experiences

Weird replies. Just read the article and maybe don’t get cancer.

Maybe men are more likely to have outdoor jobs in construction and other work?

😭Ignorance was the first word.

MEN WEAR SUNSCREEN PLEASE!

Pushing people towards the New mRNA Cancer vaccines, Avoid like the plague. DiedSuddenly DiedSuddenlyNews DiedSuddenlyVaccine

Because nagging women force men outside and they get cancer as a result. Basic science

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