Recent global patterns in skin cancer incidence, mortality, and prevalence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Skin cancer is a common skin disease whose incidence and mortality rates have been showing yearly increases. In this report, we update the most recent data on skin cancer as obtained from GLOBOCAN 2022.

Methods

The incidence and mortality rates of skin cancer (melanoma of skin and non-melanoma skin cancer) in GLOBOCAN 2022 were reviewed. These data were analyzed and the characteristics of incidence and mortality across five continents and top five countries and regions in each continent are presented. In addition, correlations between Human Development Index (HDI) and age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of these two skin cancers are described.

Results

The GLOBOCAN 2022 data indicated that melanoma was the 17th most common cancer. An estimated 331

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11745855 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature