Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8439750 | European Journal of Cancer | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The increase in invasive lesions seemed mainly driven by thin melanomas (AAPC 10% men; 8.3% women). The incidence of thick melanomas also increased, although more slowly in recent years. Correction for lesions of unknown thickness enhanced the differences between thin and thick cases and flattened the trends. Incidence trends varied considerably across registries, but only Netherlands presented a marked increase above the boundaries of a funnel plot that weighted estimates by their precision. Mortality from invasive melanoma has continued to increase in Norway, Iceland (but only for elder people), the Netherlands and Slovenia.
Keywords
BreslowCRSSSMAPCCMMAAPCDCOaverage annual percent changeSurveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Programannual percent changeCancer registriesWorld Health OrganizationHead and neckSEERThicknessconfidence intervalLentigo maligna melanomaCutaneous malignant melanomanodular melanomasuperficial spreading melanomaWHODeath certificate only
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Authors
L. Sacchetto, R. Zanetti, H. Comber, C. Bouchardy, D.H. Brewster, P. Broganelli, M.D. Chirlaque, D. Coza, J. Galceran, A. Gavin, M. Hackl, A. Katalinic, S. Larønningen, M.W.J. Louwman, E. Morgan, T.E. Robsahm, M.J. Sanchez, L. Tryggvadóttir, S. Rosso,