[Clinical and diagnostic features of skin cancer on darker skin]. / Klinische und diagnostische Besonderheiten bei Hautkrebs auf dunklerer Haut.

Although the rates of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer are generally lower in people with darker skin tones compared to people with fairer skin tones, there is a higher rate of misdiagnosis and delay in diagnosis in people of color, which in turn increases the risk of a worse treatment outcome for these patients.