Prevalence and Incidence of Skin Cancer

Prevalance of types of Skin Cancer:

For details see prevalence of types of Skin Cancer analysis; summary of available prevalence data:

• Glomus vagale tumors: 1% of glomus tumors are malignant
• Neurofibromatosis-1: 1 per 3,000 - 4,000 people suffer from neurofibromatosis type 1 worldwide, Genetics Home Reference website
• Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome: over 60 cases of Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome have been reported, Genetics Home Reference website
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Incidence (annual) of Skin Cancer:

more than 1 million annually (mostly the less dangerous types: basal and squamous) ... see also overview of Skin Cancer.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "more than 1 million annually (mostly the less dangerous types: basal and squamous)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Skin Cancer:

1,000,000 per year, 83,333 per month, 19,230 per week, 2,739 per day, 114 per hour, 1 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "more than 1 million annually (mostly the less dangerous types: basal and squamous)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence of types of Skin Cancer:

For details see incidence of types of Skin Cancer analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

• Melanoma: 53,600 annual cases (SEER 2002 estimate: skin melanomas)
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Prevalance of Skin Cancer:

more than 1 million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year. (Source: excerpt from Skin Cancer: NWHIC)

Incidence of Skin Cancer:

Each year, about a million people in the United States learn that they have skin cancer . (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Skin Cancer: NCI)

Incidence statistics for Skin Cancer:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Skin Cancer:

• 53,600 annual melanoma cases and 4,700 non-epithelial skin cancer (SEER 2002 estimate: non-basal and non-squamous)
• 59,350 new cases for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 31,640 new male cases for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 27,710 new female cases for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
• 55,100 new cases for melanoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 29,900 new male cases for melanoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 25,200 new female cases for melanoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
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Death statistics for Skin Cancer:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Skin Cancer:

• 10,250 estimated deaths for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 6,590 estimated male deaths for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 3,660 estimated female deaths for skin cancer in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 7,910 estimated deaths for melanoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 5,050 estimated male deaths for melanoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 2,860 estimated female deaths for melanoma in the US 2004 (Cancer Facts and Figures, American Cancer Society, 2004)
• 1 woman per 100,000 population dies of non-melanocytic cancer in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 3 men per 100,000 population die of non-malanocytic cancer in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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