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MCC incidence increases progressively with age, and the median age at diagnosis is about 65 years | |||
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It occurs about twice as often in males as in females. | It occurs about twice as often in males as in females. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
In U.S., the annual incidence of Merkel cell cancer is tripled from 0.15 to 0.44 per 100,000
Age
MCC incidence increases progressively with age, and the median age at diagnosis is about 65 years
Gender
It occurs about twice as often in males as in females.
Incidence
There are roughly 1200 new cases diagnosed a year in the United States, compared to 60,000 new cases of melanoma and over 1 million new cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer. [1]
References
- ↑ Hodgson NC. (2005). "Merkel cell carcinoma: Changing incidence trends". Journal of surgical oncology. 89 (1): 1–4.