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Training partners to look for melanoma signs does not increase embarrassment, study shows
BMJ 2016; 355 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6692 (Published 19 December 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;355:i6692- Jacqui Wise
- Kent
Training the partners of melanoma patients can help them effectively check for new skin cancers without increasing their embarrassment or discomfort, a research letter in JAMA Dermatology shows.1
Researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, USA, evaluated a skin self examination education training programme given to 395 patients and their partners. …
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