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Melanoma Among Non-Hispanic Black Americans

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Figure 1.
Percentage of non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white population diagnosed with melanoma, by stage at diagnosis, United States, 2011–2015.

Stage All Men Women
Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic White
Localized 55 78 54 77 57 80
Regional 18 9 20 10 17 8
Distant 16 5 17 6 16 4
Unstaged 10 8 9 8 11 7

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Figure 2.
Five-year relative survival rate of melanoma (percentage of people diagnosed with melanoma alive 5 years following diagnosis) among non-Hispanic black (NHB) and non-Hispanic white (NHW) populations, by stage at diagnosis, United States, 2011–2015.

Sex Race Stage at Diagnosis
Localized Regional Distant
Male NHB 81.5 46.4 15.0
NHW 96.6 60.3 18.4
Female NHB 88.4 57.7 22.3
NHW 98.4 69.3 22.6

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