Melanoma in African Americans
Internet URL
http://www.aad.org/media/background/news/skincancer_2004_05_03_melanoma.html 
Sponsoring Agency
American Academy of Dermatology
Description
With the incidence of skin cancer on the rise, it has never been more important for the public to practice the prevention and detection steps that are key to avoiding melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. Yet in the case of African Americans, detection may be more difficult because studies of African Americans who are diagnosed with melanoma have shown that the condition most often develops on non-sun-exposed areas of the body. This site provides some sun protection guidelines to follow.