The skinny on skin: The role of skin-aware professionals in skin cancer surveillance.

Licensed nonmedical, skin-aware professionals (e.g., hairdressers, massage therapists, etc.

External validation of the Melanoma Institute Australia Sentinel Node Metastasis Risk Prediction Tool using the National Cancer Database.

Background: To improve patient selection for sentinel node (SN) biopsy, the Melanoma Institute of Australia (MIA) created a predictive model based on readily available clinicopathologic factors.

Objectives: Validation of the MIA nomogram using the National Cancer Database (NCDB), a nationwide oncology outcomes database for >1500 Commission-accredited cancer programs in the United States.

Methods: A total of 60,165 patients were included in the validation.