Cutaneous malignant melanoma in Northern Ireland

The results of two 5-year studies, for 1974-78 and 1984-88, of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) in Northern Ireland show changes in the presentation of the disease. Although there is some evidence of earlier diagnosis, the rise in incidence has produced an overall increase in the number of cases w...

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Published in:British journal of cancer 1997, Vol.76 (1), p.124-126
Main Authors: Pedlow, PJ, Walsh, MY, Patterson, CC, Atkinson, RJ, Lowry, WS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer Research
Child
Dermatology
Drug Resistance
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Melanoma - diagnosis
Melanoma - epidemiology
Melanoma - pathology
Middle Aged
Molecular Medicine
Northern Ireland
Oncology
Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
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Summary:The results of two 5-year studies, for 1974-78 and 1984-88, of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) in Northern Ireland show changes in the presentation of the disease. Although there is some evidence of earlier diagnosis, the rise in incidence has produced an overall increase in the number of cases with advanced disease.
ISSN:0007-0920
1532-1827
DOI:10.1038/bjc.1997.347