Beliefs and attitudes toward skin biopsy as a diagnostic tool: a cross-sectional survey among US patients
Patient-reported pain, needle fear and prolonged recovery contribute to hesitancy toward biopsy. Strong interest in noninvasive methods underscores the need to advance alternatives such as reflective confocal microscopy, tape stripping and electrical impedance spectroscopy, while future studies should examine socioeconomic and access-related influences.
Authors
- Nimrit Gahoonia
- Chaitra Subramanyam
- Catherine M. Shachaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8178-5166)
- Raja K. Sivamani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7205-8162)
Institutions
- Touro University California (US)
- Center for Global Health (US)
- California Northstate University (US)
- Utkal University of Culture (IN)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Melanoma Management
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20450885.2025.2564060
- Primary Topic
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00