Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
The purpose of this study is to pilot the use of community education and digital dermatology to increase the early detection of curable melanomas.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years and older * \>1mm lesion thickness with ulceration (T2b) or \>2mm lesion thickness (T3/T4) * Low socioeconomic status (SES) Non-Latinx White individuals (according to Yost's index SES level based on a principal components analysis) * Latinx individuals * Individual resides in semi-rural area, including zip codes within Antelope Valley in Southern California and Salinas in Northern California * Individual speaks and reads English or Spanish * Voluntary willingness and comprehension to consent Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria is stage 0, I, IV, or unstaged…
The main procedures of this study include educational sessions about melanoma and how to detect it at its earliest stages with the help of a community health worker, conducting a self-skin examination every three months, helping to perform a skin examination every three months for a family member or friend who would be selected as a "partner", and completing short questionnaires at the beginning of the study, at month three during the study, and at completion of the study.
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