Inclusion of populations at risk of advanced melanoma in an opportunistic targeted screening project involving general practitioners.

Objective: The study objective was to measure the rates of inclusion of populations at risk of advanced melanoma in a pilot targeted screening project involving general practitioners.

Design: This cross-sectional database study compared the inclusion rates of patients who signed inclusion in a targeted screening project with those of patients who did not, during a period in which both groups of patients consulted investigators.

Setting: Data were extracted from the national healthcare insurance records in western France from 11 April to 30 October 2011.