RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR WITH SKIN CANCER

The following are resources that you may find helpful in learning more about skin cancer in people of color.

American Academy of Dermatology Association

Bradford PT. Skin cancer in skin of color. Dermatol Nurs. 2009;21(4):170-178. PMID:19691228

Burns C, Andrews D, Taylor A. Staying safe under the sun: How melanin levels can significantly affect skin cancer risk. EWG. 2021. Accessed August 15, 2023. https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2021/09/staying-safe-under-sun-how-melanin-levels-can-significantly-affect-skin

Cestari T, Buster K. Photoprotection in specific populations: Children and people of color. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016;76(3S1):S110-S121. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2016.09.039

Cormier JN, Xing Y, Ding M, et al. Ethnic differences among patients with cutaneous melanoma. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(17):1907-1914. doi:10.1001/archinte.166.17.1907

Dador D. American Academy of Dermatology releases new sunscreen guidelines for people with darker skin tones. ABC7 Eyewitness News. August 3, 2023. Accessed August 15, 2023. https://abc7.com/american-academy-of-dermatology-skin-cancer-screening-recommendations-darker-tones-fair-skinned-sunscreen/13594757/

Fernandez JM, Mata EM, Bubic BN, Kwan KR, Whitley MJ, Wysong A. Racial and ethnic differences in males with melanoma: A retrospective cohort study of 205,125 cases from the National Cancer Database. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2023.05.080

Gloster HM Jr, Neal K. Skin cancer in skin of color. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2006;55(5):741-764. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2005.08.063

Gupta AK, Bharadwaj M, Mehrotra R. Skin Cancer Concerns in People of Color: Risk Factors and Prevention. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(12):5257-5264. doi:10.22034/APJCP.2016.17.12.5257

Ramji R. Basal cell carcinoma in skin of colour. DermNet. Accessed August 15, 2023. https://dermnetnz.org/topics/basal-cell-carcinoma-in-skin-of-colour

Skin of Color Society

READ A STORY ABOUT A PERSON OF COLOR WHO EXPERIENCED MELANOMA

As a Black woman, Jacqueline Smith never thought she was at risk for skin cancer. Then, at only 22 years old, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 melanoma. Read her survivor story below.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/05/27/sunscreen-melanoma-skin-cancer/