This was similarly seen in a smaller study by Villani et al., who reported a 50% decrease in new melanoma diagnoses post-lockdown, and although there was no difference in median Breslow thickness, there was a slight trend toward invasive disease compared with in situ (56% post-lockdown compared with 44% in 2019 and 55% in 2018). 19 A similar trend to more advanced disease also has been reported in nonsmall-cell lung cancer in Korea with higher presentation of stage III-IV disease in 2020 (74.7%) compared with previo
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COVID-19 is Affecting the Presentation and Treatment of Melanoma Patients in the Northeastern United States.
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