Cancer trends - Melanoma

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Jan 2011
Publication Date
Topics
  • Demographic and Risk Factors
  • Melanoma of skin
  • Surgery/surgical treatment
  • In-situ melanoma
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This report provides an overview of melanoma in Ireland. 90% of invasive melanoma arises in the skin, 5% in the eye and the remainder in a variety of sites including vulva (0.5%) nasal cavity (0.4%) and anus (0.2%). In 2008 there were 443 invasive and 226 in situ melanomas in women and 372 invasive and 159 in situ melanomas in men.

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National Cancer Registry Ireland (2011). Cancer trends - Melanoma. Cork: National Cancer Registry Ireland. Available at: https://www.ncri.ie/en/reports-publications/reports/cancer-trends-melanoma [Accessed: ]