TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Melanoma A1 - Tarhini, Ahmad A. A1 - Gillespie-Twardy, Amanda L. A1 - Kirkwood, John M. A2 - Boyiadzis, Michael M. A2 - Frame, James N. A2 - Kohler, David R. A2 - Fojo, Tito PY - 2016 T2 - Hematology-Oncology Therapy, 2e AB - EpidemiologyTable Graphic Jump Location|Download (.pdf)|PrintEpidemiologyIncidence:76,100 (male: 43,890; female: 32,210. Estimated new cases for 2014 in the United States)Stage at PresentationStage 0:49.3%21.1 per 100,000 male and female per year (27.4 per 100,000 male 16.7 per 100,000 female)Stage I:36.3%Stage II:7.3% Deaths:Estimated 9,710 in 2014 (male: 6,470; female: 3,240)Stage III:3.7% Median age:61 yearsStage IV:3.4%Male to female ratio:1.5:1Koh HK. N Engl J Med 1991;325:171–182National Cancer Institute, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) ProgramSiegel R et al. CA Cancer J Clin 2014;64:9–29Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program, available from http://seer.cancer.gov (accessed in 2013) SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172848657 ER -