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Sensitivity of two Australian melanoma risk tools to identify high‐risk individuals among people presenting with their first primary melanoma

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Regular skin examinations for early detection of melanoma are recommended for high‐risk individuals, but there is minimal consensus regarding what constitutes ‘high‐risk’. Melanoma risk prediction models may guide this. We… Click to show full abstract

Regular skin examinations for early detection of melanoma are recommended for high‐risk individuals, but there is minimal consensus regarding what constitutes ‘high‐risk’. Melanoma risk prediction models may guide this. We compared two online melanoma risk prediction tools: Victorian Melanoma Service (VMS) and Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) risk tools; to assess classification differences of patients at high‐risk of a first primary melanoma.

Keywords: melanoma; risk tools; melanoma risk; high risk; risk; risk individuals

Journal Title: Australasian Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2022

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