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During the earlier period, 6,549 skin lesions were excised, of which 1,042 (15.9%) were malignant. During the later period, 2,578 lesions were excised, of which 610 (23.7%) were malignant. The potential savings estimated for the Israeli health care system are 6,500,000 USD. 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