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Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Skin Melanoma in Lithuania 1991–2015

Background. We aimed to investigate age-specific and sex-specific incidence trends of melanoma in Lithuania from 1991 to 2015. Methods. Analysis was based on data from the population-based Lithuanian Cancer Registry database for 1991–2015, and 6024 cases of skin melanoma were identified. Age-adjuste...

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Autores principales: Dulskas, Audrius, Cerkauskaite, Dovile, Vincerževskiene, Ieva, Urbonas, Vincas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8071109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33920754
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084165
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author Dulskas, Audrius
Cerkauskaite, Dovile
Vincerževskiene, Ieva
Urbonas, Vincas
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Cerkauskaite, Dovile
Vincerževskiene, Ieva
Urbonas, Vincas
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description Background. We aimed to investigate age-specific and sex-specific incidence trends of melanoma in Lithuania from 1991 to 2015. Methods. Analysis was based on data from the population-based Lithuanian Cancer Registry database for 1991–2015, and 6024 cases of skin melanoma were identified. Age-adjusted rates (ASRs) by sex and age group were calculated. Adjustment for ASRs was done using the old European standard population, where a total of three age groups were considered: 0–39, 40–59 and 60+. Additionally, the annual percent change (APC) was calculated, and 95% confidence intervals for APC were calculated. Results. Between 1991 and 2015, the overall melanoma rates increased by an annual percent change (APC) of 3.9% in men (95% CI, 3.6–4.1%) and 2.3% in women (95% CI, 2.1–2.5%). The highest incidences of new cutaneous melanoma cases were observed between old adults (60+) of both sexes, while the lowest incidence rates were observed in the young adult group (up to 39 years old), with the lowest APC (1.6% in males and 0.4% in females). The overall number of melanoma deaths during 1991 and 2015 increased from 64 to 103 deaths per year, and the age-standardized rate (ASR) increased 1.3 times (from 1.8 to 2.4). Conclusions. The incidence and mortality of skin melanoma seem to be increased in all age groups. These trends indicate that skin protection behavior is not sufficient in our population and more efforts need to be taken in order to decrease incidence and mortality rates.
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spelling pubmed-80711092021-04-26 Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Skin Melanoma in Lithuania 1991–2015 Dulskas, Audrius Cerkauskaite, Dovile Vincerževskiene, Ieva Urbonas, Vincas Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background. We aimed to investigate age-specific and sex-specific incidence trends of melanoma in Lithuania from 1991 to 2015. Methods. Analysis was based on data from the population-based Lithuanian Cancer Registry database for 1991–2015, and 6024 cases of skin melanoma were identified. Age-adjusted rates (ASRs) by sex and age group were calculated. Adjustment for ASRs was done using the old European standard population, where a total of three age groups were considered: 0–39, 40–59 and 60+. Additionally, the annual percent change (APC) was calculated, and 95% confidence intervals for APC were calculated. Results. Between 1991 and 2015, the overall melanoma rates increased by an annual percent change (APC) of 3.9% in men (95% CI, 3.6–4.1%) and 2.3% in women (95% CI, 2.1–2.5%). The highest incidences of new cutaneous melanoma cases were observed between old adults (60+) of both sexes, while the lowest incidence rates were observed in the young adult group (up to 39 years old), with the lowest APC (1.6% in males and 0.4% in females). The overall number of melanoma deaths during 1991 and 2015 increased from 64 to 103 deaths per year, and the age-standardized rate (ASR) increased 1.3 times (from 1.8 to 2.4). Conclusions. The incidence and mortality of skin melanoma seem to be increased in all age groups. These trends indicate that skin protection behavior is not sufficient in our population and more efforts need to be taken in order to decrease incidence and mortality rates. MDPI 2021-04-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8071109/ /pubmed/33920754 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084165 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Skin Melanoma in Lithuania 1991–2015
title Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Skin Melanoma in Lithuania 1991–2015
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title_fullStr Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Skin Melanoma in Lithuania 1991–2015
title_full_unstemmed Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Skin Melanoma in Lithuania 1991–2015
title_short Trends in Incidence and Mortality of Skin Melanoma in Lithuania 1991–2015
title_sort trends in incidence and mortality of skin melanoma in lithuania 1991–2015
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8071109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33920754
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084165
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