Update on the current state of melanoma incidence

The incidence of melanoma is rising worldwide, and in the United States has increased by approximately 2.8% annually since 1981. Melanoma is more common in whites, and is generally more prevalent in men. However, there is a 6.1% annual increase in US incidence of melanomas in white women younger tha...

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Published inDermatologic clinics Vol. 30; no. 3; p. 355
Main Authors Little, Emily G, Eide, Melody J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2012
Subjects
Adult
Australia - epidemiology
Europe - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Melanoma - epidemiology
Melanoma - ethnology
Melanoma - etiology
Middle Aged
Prevalence
SEER Program
Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms - ethnology
Skin Neoplasms - etiology
Sunbathing - trends
United States - epidemiology
Young Adult
Australia
United States
Europe
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Summary:The incidence of melanoma is rising worldwide, and in the United States has increased by approximately 2.8% annually since 1981. Melanoma is more common in whites, and is generally more prevalent in men. However, there is a 6.1% annual increase in US incidence of melanomas in white women younger than age 44, with growing concern that increases in skin cancer in younger women may reflect recent trends in indoor tanning. Melanoma incidence is also greater in higher economic groups. Globally, melanoma incidence is highest in Australia, followed by the United States and parts of Europe.
ISSN:1558-0520
DOI:10.1016/j.det.2012.04.001