Merkel cell cancer epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Incidence
- In U.S., the annual incidence of Merkel cell cancer is tripled from 0.15 to 0.44 per 100,000.
- 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]
Age
MCC incidence increases progressively with age, and the median age at diagnosis is about 65 years.
Gender
MCC occurs about twice as often in males as in females.
References
- ↑ Hodgson NC. (2005). "Merkel cell carcinoma: Changing incidence trends". Journal of surgical oncology. 89 (1): 1–4.