Use of an early-detection strategy to improve disease control in melanoma patients  M.D Pacifico, R Grover, R Sanders  British Journal of Plastic Surgery  Volume 57, Issue 2, Pages 105-111 (March 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2003.11.017

Figure 1 Comparison of melanomas detected pre-PLC (1991–1992) and via the PLC (1993–1996), with respect to Breslow depth (χ2=17.23, p<0.001). British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 105-111DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2003.11.017)

Figure 2 Comparison of melanomas detected via the PLC and non-PLC (both 1993–1996), with respect to Breslow depth (χ2=31.9, p<0.001). British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 105-111DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2003.11.017)

Figure 3 Kaplan–Meier curves comparing time-to-regional recurrence between pre-PLC (1991–1992) with PLC (1993–1996) patients (χ2=13.8487, p=0.0002). British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 105-111DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2003.11.017)

Figure 4 Kaplan–Meier curves comparing time-to-regional recurrence between pre-PLC and all melanoma patients 1993–1996 (χ2=5.2773, p=0.0216). British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 105-111DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2003.11.017)

Figure 5 Kaplan–Meier curves comparing time-to-regional recurrence between non-PLC and PLC patients, both 1993–1996 (χ2=17.0164, p<0.0001). British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004 57, 105-111DOI: (10.1016/j.bjps.2003.11.017)