Abstract |
Despite intensive public education, the incidence of melanoma in Central Texas has remained relatively constant (from 175 per 100,000 during 1981-1990 to 190 per 100,000 during 1991-2000). Although other investigators have hypothesized that the slight increase in incidence results from increased detection and reporting of early-stage (thinner) tumors, we found the average thickness was 0.99 mm from 1981 through 1990 and 1.11 mm from 1990 through 2000 ( P = .30). These data suggest that despite efforts at public education, the incidence of melanoma in Central Texas is not decreasing and people are not identifying their tumors at an earlier stage.
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Authors | A R Brackeen, R A Weber, C N Verheyden |
Journal | Texas medicine
(Tex Med)
Vol. 101
Issue 4
Pg. 62-5
(Apr 2005)
ISSN: 0040-4470 [Print] United States |
PMID | 16134796
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Early Diagnosis
- Health Education
- Humans
- Incidence
- Melanoma
(epidemiology, pathology, prevention & control)
- Retrospective Studies
- Skin Neoplasms
(epidemiology, pathology, prevention & control)
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Texas
(epidemiology)
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