Melanoma incidence and morality rates are increasing in most countries throughout the
world where they are being recorded. The annual incidence rates have increased in the …

Background Cutaneous malignant melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and
accounts for about three‐quarters of all skin cancer deaths. Over the last few decades the …

The worldwide incidence of melanoma has increased rapidly over the last 50 years.
Melanoma is the most common cancer found in the young adult population, and its …

This article reviews the research on, and examines the epidemiology and prevention of
melanoma. Despite the great quantity of research into environmental and genetic causes …

The relation between use of sunscreens, different host factors and malignant melanoma was
investigated in a population-based, matched case–control study of malignant melanoma in …

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 …

Background Meta‐analyses of observational case–control studies have demonstrated no
association between sunscreen use and the development of malignant melanoma …

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 …

Between the early 1960s and the late 1980s, the incidence of melanoma increased at a rate
of 3-7% per year in populations of mainly European origin. Corresponding trends were …

The incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma steadily increased between 1940 and
1990 in both sexes. However, this increase appears to have peaked in females in Scotland …