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Lesions could be angiokeratomas, petechiae, purpura, melanosis, and nevi, for example. Seborrheic keratoses can mimic melanoma. “If it looks odd, don’t be afraid to biopsy it,” said Mauskar, assistant professor of dermatology and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Low Threshold to Biopsy Atypical Lesions May ID Vulvar Melanoma Early, Experts Say — https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/941157?src=rss

I first became aware of melanoma down there back in June of this year. See Vulvar Melanoma Is Increasing in Older Women

So remember, if it looks odd get it biopsied.

Vulvar Melanoma Is Increasing in Older Women

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Vulvar Melanoma Is Increasing in Older Women

The national incidence of vulvar melanoma is on the rise in women aged over 60 years, climbing by an average of 2.2% per year during 2000–2016, Maia K. Erickson reported in a poster at the virtual annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.

These are often aggressive malignancies. The 5-year survival following diagnosis of vulvar melanoma in women aged 60 years or older was 39.7%, compared with 61.9% in younger women, according to Ms. Erickson, a visiting research fellow in the department of dermatology at Northwestern University, Chicago.

Variants of ‘Redhead’ Gene Up Melanoma Risk Even Without Sun

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This case-control study investigates the association between the presence of MC1R variants and melanoma risk independent of sun exposure.

Source: JAMA Network | JAMA Dermatology | Human Determinants and the Role of Melanocortin-1 Receptor Variants in Melanoma Risk Independent of UV Radiation Exposure

Source: Variants of ‘Redhead’ Gene Up Melanoma Risk Even Without Sun

Melanoma on Rise with Indoor Tanning

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Overall, there was a 20% increased risk for melanoma with any indoor tanning (RR 1.20, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.34), according to Mathieu Boniol, PhD, of the International Prevention Research Institute in Lyon, France, and colleagues.

But the risk nearly doubled when sunbed use began before age 35 (RR 1.87, 95% CI 1.41 to 2.48), they reported online in BMJ.

via Medical News: Melanoma on Rise with Indoor Tanning – in Oncology/Hematology, Skin Cancer from MedPage Today.

Six Factors Predictive of Melanoma Risk

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Newswise Medical News | New Research Finds Six Factors Predictive of Melanoma Risk

The six factors are:

  1. History of blistering sunburns as a teenager
  2. Red or blonde hair
  3. Marked freckling of the upper back – a sign of excessive sun exposure and that a person is susceptible to it
  4. Family history of melanoma
  5. History of Actinic Keratoses (AKs) – considered the earliest stage in the development of skin cancer
  6. Outdoor summer jobs for three or more years as a teenager