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Prevalence and Incidence of Skin Cancer

Contents
  1. Skin Cancer: Introduction
  2. Misdiagnosis
  3. Causes
  4. Statistics
  5. Incidence of Skin Cancer
  6. Prevalence discussion about Skin Cancer
  7. Incidence discussion about Skin Cancer
  8. About prevalence and incidence of Skin Cancer
  9. Skin Cancer: Introduction

Skin Cancer Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Incidence (annual) of Skin Cancer:

more than 1 million annually (mostly the less dangerous types: basal and squamous) ... see also overview of Skin Cancer.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "more than 1 million annually (mostly the less dangerous types: basal and squamous)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Skin Cancer:

1,000,000 per year, 83,333 per month, 19,230 per week, 2,739 per day, 114 per hour, 1 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "more than 1 million annually (mostly the less dangerous types: basal and squamous)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalance of Skin Cancer:

more than 1 million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year. (Source: excerpt from Skin Cancer: NWHIC)

Incidence of Skin Cancer:

Each year, about a million people in the United States learn that they have skin cancer . (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Skin Cancer: NCI)

Incidence statistics for Skin Cancer:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Skin Cancer:

  • 53,600 annual melanoma cases and 4,700 non-epithelial skin cancer (SEER 2002 estimate: non-basal and non-squamous)
  • 59,350 new cases for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
  • 31,640 new male cases for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
  • 27,710 new female cases for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
  • Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
  • more statistics...»

Death statistics for Skin Cancer:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Skin Cancer:

  • 10,250 estimated deaths for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
  • 6,590 estimated male deaths for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
  • 3,660 estimated female deaths for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
  • 7,910 estimated deaths for melanoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
  • more statistics...»

More Statistics about Skin Cancer:

  • Deaths and related statistics
  • Hospitalization statistics
  • All statistics for Skin Cancer

    Prevalence/Incidence of Skin Cancer: Online Medical Books

    16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Skin Cancer.

    Malignant spinal neoplasms: Causes and incidence
    (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

    Primary tumors of the spinal cord may be extramedullary (occurring outside the spinal cord) or intramedullary (occurring within the cord itself). Extramedullary tumors may be intradural (meningiomas and schwannomas), which account for 60% of all primary malignant spinal cord neoplasms, or extradural (metastatic tumors from breasts, lungs, prostate, leukemia, or lymphomas), which account for 25% of these malignant neoplasms.

    Intramedullary tumors, or gliomas (astrocytomas or ependymomas), are comparatively rare, accounting for only about 10%. In children, they're low-grade astrocytomas.

    Spinal cord tumors are rare compared with intracranial tumors (ratio of 1:4). They occur equally in men and women, with the exception of meningiomas, which occur mostly in women. Spinal cord tumors can occur anywhere along the length of the cord or its roots.

    » READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

    Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

    Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: Causes and incidence
    (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

    The causative organism in SSSS is group 2 Staphylococcus aureus, primarily phage type 71, which produces exotoxins that cause detachment of the epidermis. Predisposing factors may include impaired immunity and renal insufficiency — present to some extent in the normal neonate because of immature development of these systems.

    SSSS is most prevalent in infants age 1 to 3 months but may develop in children. It’s uncommon in adults.

    » READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

    Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

    About prevalence and incidence statistics:

    The term 'prevalence' of Skin Cancer usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Skin Cancer at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Skin Cancer refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Skin Cancer diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.


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