Increasing incidence of melanoma among middle-aged adults: an epidemiologic study in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify changes in the incidence of cutaneous melanoma over time in the fastest-growing segment of the US population-middle-aged adults.

Patients and methods

By using the Rochester Epidemiology Project resource, we identified patients aged 40 to 60 years who had a first lifetime diagnosis of melanoma between January 1, 1970, and December 31, 2009, in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The incidence of melanoma and overall and disease-specific survival rates were compared by age, sex, year of diagnosis, and stage of disease.

Results

Between 1970 and 2009, age- and sex-adjusted incidence increased significantly over time (P<.001) from 7.9 to 60.0 per 100,000 person-years, with a 24-fold increase in women and a 4.5-fold increase in men. Although not significant (P=

SUBMITTER: Lowe GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4389734 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature