Brady J, Kashlan R, Ruterbusch J, et al. - Researchers assessed the incidence as well as survival in patients suffering from melanoma concerning race and ethnicity in Wayne County, Michigan between 2000 and 2016. They used Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data for this purpose. Among non-Hispanic black patients, significantly higher melanoma-specific death was identified relative to their non-Hispanic white counterparts. However, post-adjustment of data for the stage, age, and gender, there was no elevated risk of death attributable to melanoma. Overall, the highest percentage of late-stage melanoma was found in non-Hispanic black patients. Possibly, late-stage diagnosis was responsible for elevated incidence of melanoma mortality in non-Hispanic black patients.