Changes in the site distribution of malignant melanoma in South East Scotland (1979–2002)
| Autor: | V. R. Doherty, D L Stockton, M Mowbray |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Grande bretagne Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Skin Neoplasms Epidemiology aetiology malignant melanoma Physiology Sex Factors Sex factors South east Humans Medicine Melanoma sunlight exposure Ultraviolet radiation Royaume uni business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Age Factors medicine.disease Trunk Surgery Scotland Oncology body site Sunlight Female business |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Cancer Mowbray, M, Stockton, D L & Doherty, V R 2007, ' Changes in the site distribution of malignant melanoma in South East Scotland (1979–2002) ', British Journal of Cancer, vol. 96, no. 5, pp. 832-835 . https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6603612 |
| ISSN: | 1532-1827 0007-0920 |
| Popis: | Scottish Melanoma Group (SMG) data on 2790 melanoma (MM) cases in South East Scotland over a 24-year time period were analysed in four periods each of 6 years duration grouped into frequently exposed, intermittently exposed, and always covered sites. Incidence increased significantly over time with females having a higher incidence rate than males. In both sexes, the proportion of cases seen on the posterior trunk and arm increased significantly (P |
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