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RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR WITH SKIN CANCER

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The following are resources that you may find helpful in learning more about skin cancer in people of color.

American Academy of Dermatology Association

• Skin cancer (aad.org)
• Skin cancer in people of color (aad.org)
• Sun protection (aad.org)
• Sunscreen FAQs (aad.org)

Bradford PT. Skin cancer in skin of color. Dermatol Nurs. 2009;21(4):170-178. PMID:19691228

Burns C, Andrews D, Taylor A. Staying safe under the sun: How melanin levels can significantly affect skin cancer risk. EWG. 2021. Accessed August 15, 2023. https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2021/09/staying-safe-under-sun-how-melanin-levels-can-significantly-affect-skin

Cestari T, Buster K. Photoprotection in specific populations: Children and people of color. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016;76(3S1):S110-S121. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2016.09.039

Cormier JN, Xing Y, Ding M, et al. Ethnic differences among patients with cutaneous melanoma. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(17):1907-1914. doi:10.1001/archinte.166.17.1907

Dador D. American Academy of Dermatology releases new sunscreen guidelines for people with darker skin tones. ABC7 Eyewitness News. August 3, 2023. Accessed August 15, 2023. https://abc7.com/american-academy-of-dermatology-skin-cancer-screening-recommendations-darker-tones-fair-skinned-sunscreen/13594757/

Fernandez JM, Mata EM, Bubic BN, Kwan KR, Whitley MJ, Wysong A. Racial and ethnic differences in males with melanoma: A retrospective cohort study of 205,125 cases from the National Cancer Database. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2023.05.080

Gloster HM Jr, Neal K. Skin cancer in skin of color. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006;55(5):741-764. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2005.08.063

Gupta AK, Bharadwaj M, Mehrotra R. Skin Cancer Concerns in People of Color: Risk Factors and Prevention. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(12):5257-5264. doi:10.22034/APJCP.2016.17.12.5257

Ramji R. Basal cell carcinoma in skin of colour. DermNet. Accessed August 15, 2023. https://dermnetnz.org/topics/basal-cell-carcinoma-in-skin-of-colour

Skin of Color Society

• Melanoma | Skin Cancer in Skin of Color | Melanoma in blacks (skinofcolorsociety.org)
• Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) | Signs, Symptoms and Treatments (skinofcolorsociety.org)

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READ A STORY ABOUT A PERSON OF COLOR WHO EXPERIENCED MELANOMA

As a Black woman, Jacqueline Smith never thought she was at risk for skin cancer. Then, at only 22 years old, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 melanoma. Read her survivor story below.

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