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  • Title: [Trends, causes, approach and consequences related to the skin-cancer epidemic in the Netherlands and Europe].
    Author: de Vries E, Coebergh JW, van der Rhee H.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 2006 May 20; 150(20):1108-15. PubMed ID: 16756222.
    Abstract:
    The annual incidence of the three main forms of skin cancer has increased rapidly over the past few decades by 2.4% in men and 3.9% in women for basal-cell carcinoma, 3.9% in men and 3.1% in women for melanoma and 1.2% in men and 3.4% in women for squamous-cell carcinoma. The mortality rate has increased less rapidly. There has been an increase of 1.8% per year in rates of melanoma and a decrease of 1.9% in squamous cell carcinoma. The mortality rate for melanoma in younger people appears to have stabilized, however the death rate in older men continues to increase. Possible causes of the increase include excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays, immunosuppression and viruses. Early detection continues to offer the best chance of a cure. Screening older men for melanoma should be considered. Rising incidence and improved survival rates mean that there are likely to be more new patients with skin cancer in the future. Problems in balancing the availability of preventative and curative care may be offset by the timely planning of available manpower, by optimizing medical policy and by implementing new technological developments such as dermatoscopy.
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