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- Title
Keeping up with melanoma: celebrity influence on skin cancer awareness.
- Authors
Blyth, Rachel; Ho, Bernard
- Abstract
A prominent celebrity's disclosure of a facial melanoma diagnosis in April 2023 garnered widespread media attention, emphasizing the importance of self-skin assessment and timely dermatologist consultations for changing pigmented lesions. The disclosure had unexpected positive effects on public health, including increased awareness, early detection and reduced stigma, potentially leading to improved outcomes for patients with melanoma and skin cancer.
- Subjects
SKIN cancer; MELANOMA; MELANOMA diagnosis; FAME; AWARENESS
- Publication
Clinical & Experimental Dermatology, 2024, Vol 49, Issue 1, p78
- ISSN
0307-6938
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ced/llad308