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Epidemiology of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer.
Seminars in oncology nursing - 1 Feb 2003
Geller Alan C, Annas George D
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OBJECTIVES: To describe the epidemiology of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers. DATA SOURCES: Review and research articles, book chapters, and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data. CONCLUSIONS: In 2002, an estimated 1.3 million Americans were diagnosed with skin cancer. Of these, 53,000 individuals were diagnosed with melanoma, the most common fatal form of skin cancer, and more than 7,000...
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