Increases in invasive melanoma in England, 1979-2006, by anatomic site

Abstract

Background:  National melanoma incidence trends with details of anatomic site have not been previously described for England.


Objectives:  To describe site-specific trends in cutaneous melanoma for England as a whole during the last 3 decades.


Methods:  Anonymised data 1979-2006 were obtained from national cancer registrations of all patients in England up to age 89 years with incident primary invasive cutaneous melanomas (n= 124 055). Sex-specific age-standardized incidence rates and average annual percentage change in rates were calculated for each broad anatomic site.


Results:  Overall incidence rates of cutaneous melanoma in England, 1979-2006, were ...

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