We analyzed time trends in incidence of and mortality from malignant cutaneous melanoma
in European populations since 1953. Data were extracted from the EUROCIM database of …

BACKGROUND Cutaneous melanoma (CM) incidence and mortality have risen dramatically
during the past 2 generations, particularly among Caucasian populations. Detailed, long …

A previous Nordic study showed a marked and steady increase in the age-adjusted 5-year
relative survival of skin melanoma patients diagnosed during the period 1958 through 1987 …

The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma has steadily increased over the past 50
years in predominately fair‐skinned populations. This increase is reported to have leveled …

In recent years several reports have been published concerning trends in melanoma
mortality in different countries, some of which have indicated that rates are beginning to fall …

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 …

The incidence of melanoma has been increasing in most white populations throughout the
world during much of the past century [1]. From the early 1960s to the mid 1980s, a 3% to …

Abstract Introduction Most countries in South-Eastern Europe (SEE) have lower incidence,
but higher mortality rates of malignant melanoma (MM) of the skin compared to North …

Mortality and incidence of malignant melanoma of the skin is increasing at a rate of between
3 and 7% per year in many European countries. All over Europe melanoma is the cancer …

Background It has been debated that the epidemic of melanoma is largely due to
overdiagnosis, since increases in incidence were mainly among thin melanomas and …