Abstract
The prevalence of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) has increased dramatically in the United States over the past 35 years. More than 750,000 individuals are living with a history of melanoma1 and approximately 13 million have a history of NMSC.2 Discrepancies exist between estimates of melanoma prevalence based on self-reported interview data versus Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer surveillance data.2 This may partly be due to patients’ lack of knowledge of the type of skin cancer diagnosed. The current study examined the extent to which individuals who reported a skin cancer history were not able to report the type of skin cancer diagnosed. Potential demographic, health, and healthcare correlates of lack of knowledge of skin cancer diagnosis type were also examined.
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