Cancer trends - Melanoma

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.