Yet Another Reason to Examine the Nails: Substantial Cancer-Related Worry and Anxiety in Patients with Melanonychia in a Survey-Based Study

Jose W. Ricardo; Shari R Lipner

doi:10.5826/dpc.1304a199

Yet Another Reason to Examine the Nails: Substantial Cancer-Related Worry and Anxiety in Patients with Melanonychia in a Survey-Based Study

Authors

Jose W. Ricardo Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Dermatology, New York, USA
Shari R Lipner Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Dermatology, New York, USA

Keywords:

Melanonychia, Nail, Pigmentation, Melanoma, Cancer-related worry, Anxiety

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Published

2023-10-31

Issue

2023 Vol 13, No 4 | October

Section

Letter to the Editor

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Ricardo JW, Lipner SR. Yet Another Reason to Examine the Nails: Substantial Cancer-Related Worry and Anxiety in Patients with Melanonychia in a Survey-Based Study. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023;13(4):e2023199. doi:10.5826/dpc.1304a199