Women are more likely than men to feel their quality of life has been affected by melanoma, even up to a decade after diagnosis, according to a study published in the February issued of Archives of Dermatology. researchers with Erasmus Medical center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, conducted a survey of 560 patients who had been diagnosed with melanoma between 1998 and 2007. Sixty-seven percent of women respondents said they had adjusted behaviors to avoid sun exposure, compared with 54 percent of the men.
Source: MedPage Today
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