Red > 26.0 Green <= 21.3 In-between = Yellow Unit: cases/100,000 population
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Melanoma Incidence Rate
| Value: |
16.8 cases/100,000 population |
Measurement
Period: |
2003-2007 |
| Location: |
County : San Bernardino |
| Categories: |
Health / Cancer
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted incidence rate for melanoma. Rates are for invasive cancer only, unless otherwise specified.
Why this is important: Melanoma is a form of cancer that begins in melanocytes (cells that make the pigment melanin). It may begin in a mole (skin melanoma), but can also begin in other pigmented tissues, such as in the eye or in the intestines. Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. Each year in the United States more than 53,600 people are diagnosed with melanoma. In the U.S., the percentage of people who develop melanoma has more than doubled in the past 30 years. In the U.S. in 2009, it is estimated that there will be 68,720 new cases and 8,650 deaths from melanoma.
Technical note: The distribution for this indicator is based on data from 55 California counties. Rates were not calculated for counties with 3 or fewer reported cases. |
| Source: National Cancer Institute |
| URL of Source: http://www.cancer.gov |
| URL of Data: http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/incidencerates/ |
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Time Series Data
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Melanoma Cancer Incidence Rate by Gender
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