Abstract
The aim of this study was to provide further quantitative data on the risk of second nonmelanoma cancers in patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM). A cohort of 14 560 population-based patients from the Italian Network of Cancer Registries incident during 1985-2002 were included and followed up for further incident cases and vital status. Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) were used to compare the number of observed second cancers with expected cancers. In a total of 69 581 person-years, 1020 second cancers were registered, of which 804.6 were expected (SIR=1.27; 95% confidence interval 1.19-1.35). The risk was similar for males and females, (SIR=1.27 and 1.26, respectively). The risk was slightly higher among younger (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 230-234 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Melanoma Research |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2008 |
Keywords
- Cutaneous melanoma
- Follow-up
- Second cancers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Dermatology