Trends in cutaneous melanoma mortality in Italy from 1982 to 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Italy, comprehensive national studies, about mortality rates for cutaneous melanoma, are missing. The aim of this study was to analyze the trend of cutaneous melanoma mortality in Italy from 1982 to 2016.

Methods

Data on death certificates were obtained from Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT: Istituto nazionale di STATistica, Indagine sulle cause di morte). Mortality rates were age-standardized on the European population 2013 and presented per 100,000 individuals. Age-adjusted mortality rates (AMRs) were calculated by sex, age group, and geographic areas. To identify changes in mortality rate trends, a joinpoint regression model was used, and the annual percent change (APC) was estimated.

Results

In Italy, a total number of 49,312 patients

SUBMITTER: Briatico G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9546382 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature