Persisting Cancer in Black Salve Treated Skin Lesions: Results of a Large 5 Year Retrospective Analysis of Australian Histopathology Specimens.

Patients undergoing histopathological assessment of black salve treatment areas have high rates of cancer persistence. Patients are applying black salve to benign lesions and lesions in cosmetically sensitive areas. Rural patients have higher proportional rates of black salve use. The increasing incidence of black salve pathology specimens suggests current Australian black salve public health initiatives are failing.