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Acral lentiginous melanoma is the most frequently occurring melanoma subtype among Black populations.

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Is it true that Acral lentiginous melanoma is the most frequently occurring melanoma subtype among Black populations?

Yes. Acral lentiginous melanoma is widely recognized as the most frequently occurring melanoma subtype among Black populations.

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The analysis

Multiple recent clinical and epidemiological papers consistently report that acral lentiginous melanoma is the predominant subtype of cutaneous melanoma diagnosed in Black populations.

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Cutaneous Melanoma Care in Low-Resource Settings: Surgical Disparities in Global Reconstructive Oncology.
2026
States that acral lentiginous melanoma is an aggressive subtype that disproportionately affects darker individuals.
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PN, O., GJ, K., Z, J., EJ, S., & VO, A. (2026). Cutaneous Melanoma Care in Low-Resource Settings: Surgical Disparities in Global Reconstructive Oncology.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000007602

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Racial and ethnic representation across acral lentiginous melanoma clinical trials
2025
Notes that acral lentiginous melanoma predominantly affects people with skin of color and is the most common form of cutaneous melanoma diagnosed in Black populations.
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F, S., D, P., & R, P. (2025). Racial and ethnic representation across acral lentiginous melanoma clinical trials. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8097218/v1

Melanoma in Skin of Color: Diagnostic Challenges, Overdiagnosis, and Emerging Tools.
2026
Indicates that non-Hispanic Black individuals have a higher proportion of acral lentiginous and mucosal melanomas compared to other populations.
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J, B., M, S., & CM, C. (2026). Melanoma in Skin of Color: Diagnostic Challenges, Overdiagnosis, and Emerging Tools.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.70535

What does the evidence say?

Multiple recent clinical and epidemiological papers consistently report that acral lentiginous melanoma is the predominant subtype of cutaneous melanoma diagnosed in Black populations.

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