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Melanoma
Findings from University of Modena advance knowledge in melanoma
April 22nd, 2008
" After a rapid increase in malignant melanoma (MM) incidence trends of the melanoma epidemic in the recent years seemed in-the last decades, not homogeneous. This study aimed at the monitoring of some epidemiological data referring to melanoma in a region of the Northern Italy during the past 8-year period," scientists in Modena, Italy report. " All cases of melanoma, including also in situ lesions, diagnosed in Emilia-Romagna and San Marino State, with the exclusion of Cesena province, from 1997 to 2004 were recorded and the incidence of melanoma, adjusted for the European standard population by the direct method, was calculated. Mean standardized incidence was 9.7...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-22)
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