Improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma
Improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma
Improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma
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<strong>Improving</strong> Outcomes <strong>for</strong><br />
People <strong>with</strong> Skin Tumours<br />
<strong>including</strong> Melanoma<br />
Background<br />
Figure 3. Mortality from MM, England and Wales, 2001<br />
Mortality per 100,000 population<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
0-4<br />
5-9<br />
Males<br />
Females<br />
10-14<br />
15-19<br />
20-24<br />
25-29<br />
30-34<br />
35-39<br />
40-44<br />
45-49<br />
Age (years)<br />
50-54<br />
55-59<br />
60-64<br />
65-69<br />
70-74<br />
75-79<br />
80-84<br />
85+<br />
Male mortality rates from MM have risen steadily since 1970 and had<br />
more than doubled by 2001 (1.0/100,000 in 1970, 2.6/100,000 in<br />
2001). Mortality in females increased across the same time period, but<br />
to a smaller extent (from 1.4/100,000 to 2.0/100,000 population) [17]<br />
(Figure 4).<br />
Figure 4. Age-standardised mortality from MM, England and<br />
Wales, 1971–2001<br />
Mortality per 100,000 population<br />
3<br />
2.5<br />
2<br />
1.5<br />
1<br />
0.5<br />
0<br />
1971<br />
1973<br />
1975<br />
1977<br />
1979<br />
1981<br />
1983<br />
1985<br />
1987<br />
Year<br />
Males<br />
Females<br />
1989<br />
1991<br />
1993<br />
1995<br />
1997<br />
1999<br />
While age-specific mortality rates <strong>for</strong> MM peak in the oldest age<br />
groups, there appears to be an increasing mortality rate over the past<br />
two decades that is particularly discernible in the over-60 age groups<br />
[17] (Figure 5).<br />
2001<br />
16 National Institute <strong>for</strong> Health and Clinical Excellence
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