Racial and ethnic differences in tumor characteristics and overall survival of women with melanoma: A national cancer database retrospective cohort study

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To the Editor: Despite a lower risk of acquiring melanoma, racial/ethnic minorities with melanoma experience worse outcomes than White individuals. 1 Cormier J.N. Xing Y. Ding M. et al. Ethnic differences among patients with cutaneous melanoma. Arch Intern Med. 2006; 166: 1907-1914https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.166.17.1907 Crossref PubMed Scopus (245) Google Scholar , 2 Wu X.C. Eide M.J. King J. et al. Racial and ethnic variations in incidence and survival of cutaneous melanoma in the United States, 1999-2006. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011; 65: S26-S37https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2011.05.034 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (157) Google Scholar , 3 Lam M. Zhu J.W. Hu A. Beecker J. Racial differences in the prognosis and survival of cutaneous melanoma from 1990 to 2020 in North America: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cutan Med Surg. 2022; 26: 181-188https://doi.org/10.1177/12034754211052866 Crossref Scopus (2) Google Scholar Additionally, women experience better overall survival (OS) than men. 4 Behbahani S. Maddukuri S. Cadwell J.B. Lambert W.C. Schwartz R.A. Gender differences in cutaneous melanoma: demographics, prognostic factors, and survival outcomes. Dermatol Ther. 2020; 33: e14131-e14132https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14131 Crossref Scopus (12) Google Scholar However, much remains unknown about racial/ethnic differences in women with melanoma, which is investigated here.