Cockburn Lab

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NIH R01 · 2024

Identifying modifiable factors that reduce the burden of late stage melanoma in Hispanics

Project Summary Hispanics are diagnosed with melanoma at later stages than their non-Hispanic white (NHW) counterparts, leading to increased likelihood of metastasis and worse survival. Hispanics are the largest ethnic group in the United States and have rising rates of melanoma, and in particular, increases in tumors with the worst prognosis. Hispanics represent an underserved and understudied population when it comes to melanoma occurrence and outcome. In our recent analysis, while the risk of presenting with a late stage melanoma was higher for Hispanics (OR:1.65 [95% CI:1.52-1.79]) than NHW, the overall risk of death from melanoma after accounting for stage at diagnosis was similar for…

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