Autor: |
Choon Chiat Oh, MBBS, MSc, Aizhen Jin, MSc, Woon-Puay Koh, MBBS, PhD |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2021 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
JAAD International, Vol 4, Iss , Pp 39-45 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2666-3287 |
DOI: |
10.1016/j.jdin.2021.05.006 |
Popis: |
Background: Previous analysis showed that the incidence rates of skin cancer in Singapore increased from 1968 to 2006, especially among older Chinese, and particularly for basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Objective: We updated the skin cancer incidence rates and time trends among the Chinese, Malays, and Indians in Singapore. Methods: We analyzed the skin cancer incidence from the nationwide Singapore Cancer Registry from 1968 to 2016. Results: Among 12,692 cases diagnosed from 1968 to 2016, there were 8367 (65.9%) cases of BCC, 3598 (28.3%) of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and 727 (5.8%) of melanoma. The mean ages at skin cancer diagnosis were 72.7 years for SCC, 66.9 years for BCC, and 59.8 years for melanoma. Sun-exposed areas accounted for 81.3% of BCCs, 61.6% of SCCs, and 26.7% of melanomas. The age-standardized incidence rate of cutaneous BCC was highest in the Chinese and increased by 2.5 fold over the study period, followed by a lower rate and slower increase in the Malays, and the lowest rate among the Indians. The SCC and melanoma incidences remained low in all 3 ethnicities during this study period. The Chinese had the highest relative risk for developing any skin cancer (P |
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