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Malignant Melanoma: An Epidemiological Phenomenon

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Part of the book series: Developments in Oncology ((DION,volume 63))

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Malignant melanoma is one of the few cancers still increasing in incidence and mortality. The National Cancer Institute figures show that its mortality rate increases by 1.8% per year; for the decade 1975–1984, mortality increased by 23% in males and 10% in females. In the year 1983, melanoma was the second cause of death from cancer in people younger than 35 years.

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  1. Institut Bordet, LOCE, Brussels, Belgium

    F J Lejeune, D Lienard & M Joarlette

  2. EORTC Malignant Melanoma Cooperative Group, Belgium

    F J Lejeune, J Andre, R Sacre & A Verhest

  3. Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium

    J Andre & G Achten

  4. Service de Chirurgie, AZ-VUB, Brussels, Belgium

    R Sacre

  5. Ecole de Santé Publique, ULB, Brussels, Belgium

    M Dramaix

  6. Service de Dermatologie, AZ-VUB, Brussels, Belgium

    D Roseeuw

  7. Service d’Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium

    A Verhest

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    Michael J Hill DSc, FRCPath (Chairman ECP Scientific Committee, Brussels, Belgium) (Chairman ECP Scientific Committee, Brussels, Belgium)

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Lejeune, F.J. et al. (1991). Malignant Melanoma: An Epidemiological Phenomenon. In: Hill, M.J., Giacosa, A. (eds) Causation and Prevention of Human Cancer. Developments in Oncology, vol 63. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3308-1_10

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