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1 II, 5. 11. 1| population. With the exception of melanoma skin cancer, most skin diseases
2 II, 5. 11. 3| tumours arise in the skin: melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma,
3 II, 5. 11. 3| Rare Diseases”).~ ~Skin cancers~Melanoma and non-melanoma (basal
4 II, 5. 11. 3| and over 50 new cases of melanoma per 100,000. Many cancer
5 II, 5. 11. 3| Age-standardized rates of non melanoma skin cancer in European
6 II, 5. 11. 3| SCC and 14 per 100 000 for melanoma (de Rijke et al, 2000).
7 II, 5. 11. 3| entirely different picture than melanoma. The rates are higher in
8 II, 5. 11. 3| increasing incidence of NMSC.~ ~Melanoma~Melanoma is the most serious
9 II, 5. 11. 3| incidence of NMSC.~ ~Melanoma~Melanoma is the most serious form
10 II, 5. 11. 3| there were 132 000 cases of melanoma diagnosed world-wide and
11 II, 5. 11. 3| 37 000 deaths caused by melanoma. In Europe, it is estimated
12 II, 5. 11. 3| there were 35 000 cases of melanoma diagnosed and 9000 deaths
13 II, 5. 11. 3| and 9000 deaths caused by melanoma. The annual world-wide melanoma
14 II, 5. 11. 3| melanoma. The annual world-wide melanoma burden is split unevenly
15 II, 5. 11. 3| The net effect is that melanoma mortality rates in the mid-1990s (
16 II, 5. 11. 3| Boyle and Smans, 2003).~Melanoma is at least to some degree
17 II, 5. 11. 3| early) in others. Although melanoma is curable when recognised
18 II, 5. 11. 4| are exceptions, e.g. once melanoma has spread beyond the regional
19 II, 5. 11. 4| the outlook is very poor. Melanoma kills a disproportionate
20 II, 5. 11. 4| compared to other cancers (melanoma comprises 1-2% of all cancer-related
21 II, 5. 11. 5| recognise the visible signs of melanoma and to seek advice at an
22 II, 5. 11. 5| prevention campaign against melanoma entitled Euromelanoma Day.
23 II, 5. 11. 7| epidemiology of malignant cutaneous melanoma in Europe, 1953–1997: Rising
24 III, 10. 3. 1| than 21 000 new cases of melanoma were diagnosed in the population
25 III, 10. 3. 1| For all ages combined, melanoma caused by UVR leads to the
26 III, 10. 3. 1| important risk factors for melanoma are a light skin phototype (
27 III, 10. 3. 1| is also a risk factor.~Melanoma is more frequent among people
28 III, 10. 3. 1| Time trends for malignant melanoma incidence differ between
29 III, 10. 3. 1| countries. Sharp increases in melanoma frequency were seen all
30 III, 10. 3. 1| Europe up to the 80s and 90s. Melanoma incidence is expected to
31 III, 10. 3. 1| Therefore, the monitoring of melanoma time trends through high-quality
32 III, 10. 3. 1| Fact sheet 4.2 Incidence of melanoma below the age of 55. Bonn,
33 IV, 13. 2. 2| combined, UV radiation-induced melanoma leads to the loss of up
34 Key, Ap5. 0. 0| measles-mumps-rubella~megacities~megacity~melanoma~melanomas~mellitus~men~meningitides~
