Melanoma incidence increases in the elderly of Catalonia but not in the younger population: Effect of prevention or consequence of immigration?

Acta Dermato-Venereologica
Volume 95, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 422-426

Melanoma incidence increases in the elderly of Catalonia but not in the younger population: Effect of prevention or consequence of immigration? (Article) (Open Access)

Puig S.* , Marcoval J. , Paradelo C. , Azon A. , Bartralot R. , Bel S. , Bigata X. , Boada A. , Campoy A. , Carrera C. , Curco N. , Dalmau J. , Ferrandiz C. , Ferreres J.R. , Formigon M. , Gallardo F. , Gonzalez A. , Just M. , Llistosella E. , Marti R.M. , Nogues M.E. , Pedragosa R. , Pujol J.A. , Roldán-Marín R. , Sabat M. , Salleras M. , Smandia J.A. , Zaballos P. , Plana E. , Malvehy J.

^a Melanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, CIBER de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
^b Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospital de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
^c Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
^d Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Reus, Spain
^e Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
^f Hospital Comarcal d’Amposta, Amposta, Spain
^g Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Spain
^h Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
ⁱ Hospital General de Catalunya, Sant Cugat, Spain
^j Melanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, CIBER de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
^k Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
^l Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
^m Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
ⁿ Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospital de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
^o Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
^p Hospital del Mar, IMIM, Barcelona, Spain
^q Consorci Sanitari Integral, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
^r Hospital de Figueres, Figueres, Girona, Spain
^s Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
^t Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, IBRLleida, Barcelona, Spain
^u Hospital d’Igualada, Igualada, Spain
^v Hospital Plató, Barcelona, Spain
^w Hospital Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
^x Melanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
^y Hospital ParcTaulí, Sabadell, Spain
^z Hospital Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain
^a Hospital 2 de Maig, Barcelona, Spain
^b Hospital de Santa Tecla, Tarragona, Spain
^c Novartis Farmacéutica SA, Barcelona, Spain
^d Melanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, CIBER de Enfermedades Raras, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

All cases of malignant melanoma diagnosed in 23 hospitals in Catalonia, from 2000 to 2007 were recorded and melanoma incidence calculated and adjusted for the European standard population via the direct method. The age standardised rate/100,000 inhabitants varied from 6.74 in 2000 to 8.64 in 2007 for all melanomas and from 4.79 to 5.80 for invasive melanomas; the Breslow thickness was stable during the period. The increase in invasive melanoma incidence in the elderly was remarkable, the crude rate/100,000 inhabitants increasing from 11.04 (2000) to 15.49 (2007) in the 60–64 year population, while remaining more stable in the 30–34 year range, from 3.97 in 2000 to 4.55 in 2007, and with a tendency to decrease from 5.1 in 2000 to 2.5 in 2007 for the age range of 25–29 years. These lower age ranges are much more affected by immigration. Despite the large immigrant population (nearly one million immigrants arrived in Catalonia during the study period from countries with a low melanoma incidence), melanoma incidence in our region has risen considerably and this trend is likely to persist in the near future. © 2015 The Authors.

Author Keywords

Hospital based registry Malignant melanoma Epidemiology Incidence Skin cancer

Index Keywords

immigrant Registries public health service register immigration human middle aged priority journal cancer prevention Aged melanoma Young Adult Humans male Spain female Incidence Skin Neoplasms Article major clinical study adult migration age distribution histopathology Emigration and Immigration tumor diagnosis cancer incidence

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84925002481&doi=10.2340%2f00015555-1997&partnerID=40&md5=c158bbefa25ea1638982e7e2d7d7dbb8

DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1997

ISSN: 00015555

Cited by: 16

Original Language: English