Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2017
Abstract
The incidence of primary cutaneous melanoma in the population continues to grow and reached almost quadruple values for the last 40 years. It represents a significant health and also socio-economic problem.
Long-term survival of patients with melanoma is significantly dependent on the diagnosis of melanoma in the early stages of the disease, which have better long-term prognosis. Target screening helps to effectively monitor risk population with tendency for the diagnosis of melanoma in prognostically more favorable stages.
Education of the population and the availability of basic dermatooncology examination play indispensable role in prevention of melanoma.