Journal article
Accuracy of self-reported nevus and pigmentation phenotype compared with clinical assessment in a population-based study of young Australian Adults
AE Cust, KM Pickles, C Goumas, T Vu, H Schmid, E Nagore, J Kelly, JF Aitken, GG Giles, JL Hopper, MA Jenkins, GJ Mann
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention | AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background: Awareness of individual risk may encourage improved prevention and early detection of melanoma. Methods: We evaluated the accuracy of self-reported pigmentation and nevus phenotype compared with clinical assessment, and examined agreement between nevus counts from selected anatomical regions. The sample included 456 cases with invasive cutaneous melanoma diagnosed between ages 18 to 39 years and 538 controls from the population-based Australian Melanoma Family Study. Participants completed a questionnaire about their pigmentation and nevus phenotype, and attended a dermatologic skin examination. Results: There was strong agreement between self-reported and clinical assessment of ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC; project grants 566946, 107359, 211172 and program grant number 402761 to G.J. Mann); the Cancer Council New South Wales (project grant 77/00, 06/10), the Cancer Council Victoria, and the Cancer Council Queensland (project grant 371); and the US NIH (NIH RO1 grant CA-83115-01A2 and 2R01CA083115-11A1 to the International Melanoma Genetics Consortium, GenoMEL). A.E. Cust is the recipient of a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (1063593) and a Cancer Institute NSW Early Career Development Fellowship (10/ECF/2-06).