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Diagnoses of clinically suspicious skin cancers were based on dermoscopic assessment, as histopathological confirmation was not systematically available. Among 18,598 standardized surveys, logistic regression identified independent predictors of clinically suspicious skin cancers overall and separately for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs). Results: Clinically suspicious skin cancers were detected in 3.9% of participants (1.7% melanoma, 2.3% NMSC). Strong predictors across all cancer types were atypical nevi (OR 4.75), personal history of NMSC (OR 3.42), and melanoma (OR 1.99). For melanoma, atypical nevi (OR 13.12), prior melanoma (OR 5.95), heavy sunbed use (OR 2.15), and trunk lentigines (OR 1.47) were significant. For NMSC, age (OR 1.08 per year), personal history of NMSC (OR 4.75), family history of melanoma (OR 2.41), and atypical nevi (OR 1.76) were dominant. Screening motivation influenced detection: participants attending for a changing lesion had higher odds of suspicious findings, whereas those attending for routine checks, family\/friend history, or \u201cmany moles\u201d had lower odds. Conclusions: Over a decade of Euromelanoma screening, atypical nevi, prior skin cancer history, and heavy sunbed use emerged as the strongest predictors of suspicious skin cancers. Participant motivation shaped detection patterns, supporting risk-stratified screening, targeted public education, and stricter regulation of artificial ultraviolet exposure.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/cancers17233749","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,24]],"date-time":"2025-11-24T13:09:25Z","timestamp":1763989765000},"page":"3749","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Ten Years of Euromelanoma in Hungary: Nationwide Trends and Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in Central\u2013Eastern Europe"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5017-6739","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Benjamin Tam\u00e1s","family":"Papp","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary"},{"name":"HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary"},{"name":"Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine\u2014Biological Research Centre (HCEMM-BRC) Systems Immunology Research Group, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Krisztina","family":"Toplenszky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Henriette","family":"\u00d3csai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary"},{"name":"Department of Dermatology, B\u00e9k\u00e9s County Hospital, H-5700 Gyula, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ildik\u00f3","family":"Cs\u00e1nyi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2119-9501","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lajos","family":"Kem\u00e9ny","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3286-8846","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rolland","family":"Gyulai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary"},{"name":"Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Oncodermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of P\u00e9cs, H-7632 P\u00e9cs, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Judit","family":"Ol\u00e1h","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary"},{"name":"Department of Oncotherapy, Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0357-7393","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eszter","family":"Baltas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"99","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2133.2012.11092.x","article-title":"Euromelanoma: A dermatology-led European campaign against nonmelanoma skin cancer and cutaneous melanoma. 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