Racial and ethnic differences in males with melanoma: A retrospective cohort study of 205,125 cases from the National Cancer Database.

To the Editor: Both sex and race are independent predictors of survival in cutaneous melanoma, with male sex and minority races and ethnicities conferring a survival disadvantage compared to female and White individuals. 1 Behbahani S. Maddukuri S. Cadwell J.B. Lambert W.C. Schwartz R.A. Gender differences in cutaneous melanoma: demographics, prognostic factors, and survival outcomes. Dermatol Ther. 2020; 33e14131https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14131 Crossref Scopus (18) Google Scholar ,2 Cormier J.N. Xing Y. Ding M. et al. Ethnic differences among patients with cutaneous melanoma. Arch Intern Med. 2006; 166: 1907https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.166.17.1907 Crossref PubMed Scopus (268) Google Scholar However, most investigations on racial differences in melanoma include both males and females, and less is known about the role of race specifically among males with melanoma, which is explored here.