Hispanic patients with Merkel cell carcinoma have lower mortality compared to non-Hispanic patients in the National Cancer Database

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 Oct;91(4):750-753. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2024.05.089. Epub 2024 Jun 19.
No abstract available

Keywords: Latinx; Merkel cell carcinoma; health disparities; outcomes; skin of color.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / ethnology
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell* / pathology
  • Databases, Factual
  • Female
  • Hispanic or Latino* / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Neoplasms* / ethnology
  • Skin Neoplasms* / mortality
  • Skin Neoplasms* / pathology
  • United States / epidemiology