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Changes to This Summary (03/04/2016)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Description of the Evidence

Added Rogers et al., 2016 American Cancer Society, and 2012 American Cancer Society as references 4, 5, and 6, respectively.

Updated statistics with estimated new cases and deaths for 2016. Also revised text to state that the incidence of melanoma has been increasing for at least 30 years; however, data over the past 5 years indicate that rates are declining or plateauing among individuals younger than 50 years. Also added text to state that from 2008 to 2012, incidence rates declined by about 3% per year in both men and women aged 20 to 29 years; in contrast, among adults aged 50 years and older, the incidence rate has increased by 2.6% per year since 1996; and mortality rates have been declining by 2.6% per year since 1986 in individuals younger than 50 years, and mortality rates have been increasing by 0.6% per year since 1990 among individuals 50 years and older.

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