Comparison of melanoma incidence and trends among youth under 25 years in Australia and England, 1990–2010

White populations in Australia and England share many genetic and phenotypic characteristics due to common ancestry, but Australians experience far higher rates of melanoma due to higher ambient ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels. To gain insight into the role of UVR on melanoma development early in...

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Published in:International journal of cancer 2015-11, Vol.137 (9), p.2227-2233
Main Authors: Wallingford, Sarah C., Iannacone, Michelle R., Youlden, Danny R., Baade, Peter D., Ives, Alexander, Verne, Julia, Aitken, Joanne F., Green, Adèle C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Distribution
Australia
Australia - epidemiology
Cancer
Child
Child, Preschool
comparison
Confidence intervals
England
England - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical research
Melanoma
Melanoma - epidemiology
Skin cancer
Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology
Young Adult
young people
youth
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Summary:White populations in Australia and England share many genetic and phenotypic characteristics due to common ancestry, but Australians experience far higher rates of melanoma due to higher ambient ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels. To gain insight into the role of UVR on melanoma development early in life, we used national cancer registration data and compared recent incidence rates and long‐term trends of primary invasive cutaneous melanoma in Australian and English youth aged 0–24 years diagnosed 1990–2010. Incidence rates and standardized rate ratios (SRRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for 2006–2010 were calculated and incidence trends across the whole period were examined using JoinPoint regression. In Australian youth, overall melanoma incidence was double that in English youth (2.2 and 1.1 per 100,000, respectively). While melanoma rates were similarly rare among children
ISSN:0020-7136
1097-0215
DOI:10.1002/ijc.29598