High regional mortality due to malignant melanoma in Eastern Finland may be explained by the increase in aggressive melanoma types

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1155 - 10
• Main Authors: Suhonen, Ville, Rummukainen, Jaana, Siiskonen, Hanna, Mannermaa, Arto, Harvima, Ilkka T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29.10.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Age Factors; Aged; Biobanks; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Female; Finland - epidemiology; Hospitals; Humans; Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle - mortality; Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle - pathology; Immunocompromised Host; Immunosuppression; Incidence; Male; Males; Medical records; Melanoma; Melanoma - mortality; Melanoma - secondary; Metastases; Metastasis; Microsatellites; Middle Aged; Mitosis; Mitotic Index; Mortality; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Nevus; Patient outcomes; Patients; Population; Prognosis; Regression analysis; Risk factor; Risk factors; Sex Distribution; Skin cancer; Skin Neoplasms - mortality; Skin Neoplasms - pathology; Software; Finland; Immunosuppression; Prognosis; Metastasis; Mortality; Melanoma; Risk factor

A regional skin cancer prevention program in Eastern Finland revealed a relatively high age-standardized mortality due to malignant melanoma during 2013-2017. An explanation for this is needed. To analyse the 543 melanoma samples in 524 subjects collected during 2000-2013 at Kuopio University Hospit...