Publication date: Oct 12, 2024
RECENT trends in melanoma incidence and mortality in Sweden reveal promising changes, particularly among younger age groups. The results show a consistent rise in melanoma incidence among people aged 5059, but a different pattern among younger age groups. These findings provide hope that increased awareness and prevention measures may continue to reduce melanoma incidence and mortality, especially in younger individuals. Katie Wright, EMJReferenceHelgadottir H et al. While the global incidence of cutaneous melanoma has risen steadily over recent decades, some regions, such as Australia and the US, have seen declines in younger populations. In individuals aged 2049, melanoma incidence peaked between 20132015 and has since stabilised or declined. Melanoma incidence and mortality trends in Sweden. Notably, the incidence of thicker melanomas also dropped after 2013 in the 4049 age group.
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| Australia | Aged |
| Dermatol | Changes |
| Swedish | Groups |
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| Individuals | |
| Melanoma | |
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| Significant | |
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Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Melanoma |
| pathway | KEGG | Melanoma |
| disease | MESH | Cancer |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Bismuth subgallate |