|
Melanoma
of the Skin |
Females |
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|
|
US |
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|
Non-Hispanic
White 2000-04 |
Hispanic 2000-04 |
American
Indian 2000-04 |
Black 2000-04 |
All Races
Combined 2000-04 |
|
|
Incidence
(New Cases), average per yr |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age-adjusted rate |
23.8 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
14.9 |
|
Rank
among new cancer cases |
4 |
14 |
24 |
22 |
6 |
|
Number of new cases |
118 |
16 |
1 |
<1 |
23,160 |
|
Percent of all new cases |
4.9% |
1.6% |
0.4% |
0.9% |
3.5% |
|
Mortality (Deaths),
average per year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age-adjusted rate |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
<0.1 |
1.7 |
|
Rank among cancer deaths |
13 |
20 |
23 |
31 |
17 |
|
Number of deaths |
14 |
2 |
<1 |
<1 |
2,815 |
|
Percent of all cancer deaths |
1.5% |
0.6% |
0.3% |
<0.1% |
1.0% |
|
Melanoma
of the Skin |
Males |
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|
|
US |
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|
Non-Hispanic
White 2000-04 |
Hispanic 2000-04 |
American
Indian 2000-04 |
Black 2000-04 |
All Races
Combined 2000-04 |
|
|
Incidence
(New Cases), average per yr |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age-adjusted rate |
36.4 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
23.6 |
|
Rank among new cancer cases |
4 |
18 |
17 |
25 |
5 |
|
Number of new cases |
174 |
8 |
2 |
<1 |
29,240 |
|
Percent of all new cases |
6.3% |
0.7% |
1.4% |
0.3% |
4.4% |
|
Mortality (Deaths),
average per year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age-adjusted rate |
4.5 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
<0.1 |
3.9 |
|
Rank among cancer deaths |
14 |
20 |
16 |
28 |
15 |
|
Number of deaths |
21 |
2 |
1 |
<1 |
4,834 |
|
Percent of all cancer deaths |
2.0% |
0.3% |
0.8% |
<0.1% |
1.6% |