Melanoma Epidemiology

Melanoma Epidemiology and Prevention.

The epidemiology of melanoma is complex, and individual risk depends on sun exposure, host factors, and genetic factors, and in their interactions as well. Sun exposure can be classified as intermittent, chronic, or cumulative (overall) exposure, and each appears to have a different effect on type of melanoma. Other environmental factors, such as chemical exposures-either through occupation, at...

Epidemiology of Malignant Melanoma

Malignant melanoma originates from melanocytes, pigment-producing cells of neural crest origin that acquire the ability to invade and metastasize. While melanoma represents one of the rarer forms of skin cancer, it is responsible for the majority of skin-cancer-related deaths. The overall incidence of melanoma has increased significantly in the past decades and the incidence of melanoma is high...

Melanoma epidemiology, biology and prognosis

Melanoma is a cancer arising from the malignant transformation of melanocytes. These pigment-producing cells derive embryologically from pluripotent neural crest stem cells. During foetal development they not only predominantly migrate to and differentiate within the epidermis, but also to other extra-cutaneous pigment-containing sites such as the eyes, meninges, oesophagus and mucous membranes...

Epidemiology of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in Western Sweden Epidemiology of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in Western Sweden

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Melanoma Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Clinical Phenotypes