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Assessing melanoma patients’ satisfaction with treatment and clinical care: preliminary findings from a novel regional pilot program

Marcin Ziętek
1, 2
,
Maciej Nowacki
1, 3
,
Jędrzej Wierzbicki
1, 4
,
Katarzyna Nowacka
5
,
Igor Madej
1
,
Edyta Pawlak
4, 6
,
Adam Maciejczyk
1, 2
,
Rafał Matkowski
1, 2

  1. Lower Silesian Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology Center, Wroclaw, Poland
  2. Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
  3. Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
  4. Laboratory of Immunopathology, Department of Experimental Therapy, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland
  5. Cosmetology and Aesthetic Dermatology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
  6. 4th Military Clinical Hospital with Polyclinic SPZOZ/-/Independent Public Healthcare Institution, Wroclaw, Poland
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2025; XLII (6): 599–605
Online publish date: 2026/01/12
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