Disparities in melanoma incidence and mortality in South-Eastern Europe: Increasing incidence and divergent mortality patterns. Is progress around the corner?

Barbaric, Jelena; Sekerija, Mario; Agius, Dominic; Coza, Daniela; Dimitrova, Nadya; Demetriou, Anna; Diba, Chakameh; ESER, SULTAN; Gavric, Zivana; Primic-Zakelj, Maja; Zivkovic, Snezana; Zvolsky, Miroslav; Bray, Freddie; Coebergh, Jan; Znaor, Ariana

doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2015.11.019

Disparities in melanoma incidence and mortality in South-Eastern Europe: Increasing incidence and divergent mortality patterns. Is progress around the corner?

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER, vol.55, pp.47-55, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 55
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.11.019
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.47-55
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

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-Western Europe (NWE). We explored trends in MM incidence and mortality in SEE countries by sex and age and compared them with the trends in NWE.