Bridging cultural practices and skin cancer screening: the role of henna artists in acral melanoma detection

Arch Dermatol Res. 2025 Jan 16;317(1):261. doi: 10.1007/s00403-025-03795-x.

¹ School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th St, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA. Kritin.k.verma@ttuhsc.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
³ Westlake Dermatology Clinical Research Center, Westlake Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery, Austin, TX, USA.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
⁵ Innovative Dermatology, Plano, TX, USA.
⁶ Therapeutics Clinical Research, San Diego, CA, USA.

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Keywords: Acral lentiginous melanoma; Cultural competence; Early detection; Henna artists; Skin cancer screening.

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