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In U.S., the annual incidence of Merkel cell cancer is tripled from 0.15 to 0.44 per 100,000 | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
In U.S., the annual incidence of Merkel cell cancer is tripled from 0.15 to 0.44 per 100,000
Age
This type of cancer occurs more common in Caucasians between 60 and 80 years of age.
Gender
It occurs about twice as often in males as in females.
Incidence
There are roughly 1200 new cases diagnosed a year in the United States, compared to 60,000 new cases of melanoma and over 1 million new cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer. [1]
References
- ↑ Hodgson NC. (2005). "Merkel cell carcinoma: Changing incidence trends". Journal of surgical oncology. 89 (1): 1–4.