- Patients with cutaneous melanoma have a significantly higher risk of developing subsequent cancers.
- Risk was highest in patients diagnosed younger than 39 years and peaked within the first year following diagnosis.
- Patients with thicker melanomas exhibited the highest risk of developing any second cancer.
- Female patients showed a nearly 25-fold increased risk of developing a second melanoma.
- The study included an extensive number of subjects and introduced stratification by primary melanoma thickness, initial stage, and patient demographics.
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