Epidemiology:


The incidence of cutaneous melanoma in U.S. and Europe is increasing at the highest rate of any solid tumor. By the year 2000, the incidence of melanoma is predicted to be 1/75

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  • The risk is 12 times higher in whites (12/100,000) than in blacks (1/100,000)

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  • The incidence and mortality rates increase with proximity to the Equator
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