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* In U.S., the annual incidence of Merkel cell cancer is tripled from 0.15 to 0.44 per 100,000.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp</ref> | * In U.S., the annual incidence of Merkel cell cancer is tripled from 0.15 to 0.44 per 100,000.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp</ref> | ||
* There are roughly | * There are roughly 1,500 new cases of MCC diagnosed each year in the United States,<ref name='SchramaUgurel'>Schrama D, Ugurel S, Becker JC. Merkel cell carcinoma: recent insights and new treatment options. ''Curr Opin Oncol'' 2012;24:141-9</ref> as compared to around 60,000 new cases of [[melanoma]] and over 1 million new cases of [[skin cancer|nonmelanoma skin cancer]].<ref name="pmid15611998">{{cite journal |author=Hodgson NC |title=Merkel cell carcinoma: changing incidence trends |journal=J Surg Oncol |volume=89 |issue=1 |pages=1–4 |year=2005 |pmid=15611998 |doi=10.1002/jso.20167}}</ref> | ||
==Age== | ==Age== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Incidence
- In U.S., the annual incidence of Merkel cell cancer is tripled from 0.15 to 0.44 per 100,000.[1]
- There are roughly 1,500 new cases of MCC diagnosed each year in the United States,[2] as compared to around 60,000 new cases of melanoma and over 1 million new cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer.[3]
Age
MCC incidence increases progressively with age, and the median age at diagnosis is about 65 years.[1]
Gender
MCC occurs about twice as often in males as in females.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp
- ↑ Schrama D, Ugurel S, Becker JC. Merkel cell carcinoma: recent insights and new treatment options. Curr Opin Oncol 2012;24:141-9
- ↑ Hodgson NC (2005). "Merkel cell carcinoma: changing incidence trends". J Surg Oncol. 89 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1002/jso.20167. PMID 15611998.