Melanoma - incidence
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Commentary
- Melanoma has a high incidence and prevalence. In 2017 there were 227 new cases diagnosed in ACT residents (63% in males and 37% in females). In 2017, the ACT age-standardised incidence rate was 55.2 cases per 100,000 people (75.1 for males and 38.5 for females), compared to 65.1 per 100,000 people for Australia in 2016 (53.5 for males and 43.5 for females).1
- Despite the good relative survival of 91% at five years (for the period 2003–2012), the disease remains a significant health problem for the ACT community. The treatment of advanced stage melanoma has recently improved dramatically and may further improve relative survival rates in years to come.2
References
1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Cancer Data in Australia. Canberra: AIHW; 2020 [cited 2020 Sep 1].
2. ACT Health. Cancer Survival and Prevalence in the ACT: 1983–2012. Canberra: ACT Health; 2018 [cited 2020 Sep 1].
The authors wish to thank the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the Coroners and the National Coronial Information System for enabling COD URF data to be used for this publication.
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Data
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Codes and sources
Source: ACT Cancer Registry