Quality of Life and Surgical Late Effects of Melanoma Treatment

Quality of Life and Surgical Late Effects of Melanoma Treatment

Health-related Quality of life in Danish stage IB-III cutaneous melanoma patients.

The aim of the PhD-study is to evaluate, in a large cohort of Danish melanoma patients:

1. Health-related quality of life assessing psychological, physical and social well-being
2. Physical long term side effects (lymphoedema, scarring and neuropathic pain)
3. Lymphoedema assessed by clinical examination and DXA scans

Inclusion Criteria:

• AJCC stage IB-III cutaneous melanoma patients
• At least one year follow-up after melanoma surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy
• Bilateral axilla or groin melanoma surgery