Health profiles of 996 melanoma survivors: the M. D. Anderson experience.

BMC Cancer
Charles StavaRena Vassilopoulou-Sellin

Abstract

The incidence and survival of melanoma are increasing, but little is known about its long-term health effects in adult survivors. A health survey was available from 996 melanoma survivors (577 treated with surgery alone, and 391 with combined treatments). Their medical/physiologic and psychosocial responses were analyzed and compared with those of the survivors from other cancers. The melanoma survivors were 44.8 +/- 12.8 years of age at diagnosis (significantly younger than the survivors of other cancers) and 63.7 +/- 12.8 years at survey. Melanoma survivors were less likely to report that cancer had affected their health than survivors of other cancers (15.8% vs. 34.9%). The 577 individuals treated with surgery alone reported arthritis/osteoporosis, cataracts, and heart problems most frequently (less often than survivors of other cancers). The 391 individuals who had undergone combined treatments reported circulation problems and kidney problems generally as often as survivors of other cancers. Health problems were not associated with number of decades since diagnosis but with age at diagnosis, treatment modality, and family relationships. We present information from a large cohort of long-term survivors of melanoma. As a gro...Continue Reading

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Jul 24, 2008·Journal of Cancer Survivorship : Research and Practice·Charles J StavaRena Vassilopoulou-Sellin
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