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Is it more common in people of color to have melanoma?
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Is it more common in people of color to have melanoma?

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    • October 15, 2021 at 12:03 pm
    Carmelo Labadie
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      I heard that Melanoma does not discriminate. Although it is less common in people of color, when it does occur there can be unique challenges to diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes. When they have melanoma, it may serious?
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        • October 16, 2021 at 4:25 am
        tim brown
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          20 times less likely to get melanoma, so it does ‘discriminate’ in one sense
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