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Background Melanoma incidence and mortality in Europe are high but there are significant gaps in the epidemiological information available across the continent.

Objectives With the aim of enhancing the planning of educational programmes for reducing the melanoma burden in Europe, we analysed the most recent incidence and mortality data for Europe with a new focus on the regional disparities of melanoma reporting.

Methods GLOBOCAN 2008, the standard set of worldwide estimates of cancer incidence and mortality produced by the International Agency for Research on Cancer for 2008, was used to provide the estimated age‐standardized rates (world standard population) of melanoma incidence and mortality in European countries and regions.

Results The estimated age‐standardized incidence of melanoma (measured per 100 000 person‐years) varies …