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==Overview==
The [[prevalence]] of [[melanoma]] is approximately 150-200 per 100,000 individuals. The majority of [[Patient|patients]] are [[Diagnosis|diagnosed]] after the age of 65 years. [[Melanoma]] is more common among males and individuals of the Caucasian race.

==Epidemiology and Demographics==

===Prevalence===
* In the United States, the age-adjusted [[prevalence]] of [[melanoma]] was 187 per 100,000 individuals in 2011.<ref name="SEER">Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Miller D, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z,Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2011, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2011/, based on November 2013 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2014.</ref>

===Incidence===
* The delay-adjusted [[incidence]] of [[melanoma]] in 2011 was estimated to be 23.21 per 100,000 persons in the United States.<ref name="SEER">Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Miller D, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z,Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2011, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2011/, based on November 2013 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2014.</ref>

* In 2011, the age-adjusted [[incidence]] of [[melanoma]] was 22.74 per 100,000 persons in the United States.<ref name="SEER">Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Miller D, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z,Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2011, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2011/, based on November 2013 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2014.</ref>

===Age===
* While the overall age-adjusted [[incidence]] of [[melanoma]] in the United States between 2007 and 2011 is 21.3 per 100,000, the age-adjusted [[incidence]] of [[melanoma]] by age category is:<ref name="SEER">Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Miller D, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z,Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2011, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2011/, based on November 2013 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2014.</ref>
** Under 65 years: 12.6 per 100,000
** 65 and over: 81.1 per 100,000

* Shown below is an image that demonstrates the delay-adjusted [[incidence]] and observed [[incidence]] of [[melanoma]] by age and gender in the United States between 1975 and 2011.  These graphs are adapted from [[SEER]]: The Surveillance, [[Epidemiology]], and End Results Program of the National [[Cancer]] Institute.<ref name="SEER">Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Miller D, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z,Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2011, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2011/, based on November 2013 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2014.</ref>

[[Image:Incidence of melanoma by age and sex.png|500 px|Delay-adjusted [[incidence]] and observed [[incidence]] of melanoma by age and gender in the United States between 1975 and 2011]]

===Gender===
*There is a slight male preponderance to the development of [[melanoma]].
*The male to female ratio is approximately 1.2-1.6 to 1.

===Race===
*There is a racial preponderance to the development of [[melanoma]], where Caucasian individuals are at a significantly increased risk compared to dark-skinned individuals.
* Shown below is a table that demonstrates the age-adjusted [[prevalence]] of [[melanoma]] by race in 2011 in the United States.<ref name="SEER">Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Miller D, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z,Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2011, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2011/, based on November 2013 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2014.</ref>

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| style="padding: 0 5px; font-size: 100%; background: #4682B4; color: #FFFFFF; width: 10%" align="center" |'''Age-adjusted [[prevalence]]'''|| style="font-size: 100; padding: 0 5px; background: #B8B8B8" align="left" |187 per 100,000 || style="font-size: 100; padding: 0 5px; background: #B8B8B8" align="left" | 234.5 per 100,000 || style="font-size: 100; padding: 0 5px; background: #B8B8B8" align="left" |7.5 per 100,000 || style="font-size: 100; padding: 0 5px; background: #B8B8B8" align="left" | 11.1 per 100,000 || style="font-size: 100; padding: 0 5px; background: #B8B8B8" align="left" |37.9 per 100,000
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* Shown below is an image depicting the [[incidence]] of melanoma by race in the United States between 1975 and 2011.<ref name="SEER">Howlader N, Noone AM, Krapcho M, Garshell J, Miller D, Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z,Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2011, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2011/, based on November 2013 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, April 2014.</ref>

[[Image:Incidence of melanoma by race.png|Incience of of melanoma by race in the United States between 1975 and 2011]]

<small> API: Asian/Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian/ Alaska Native</small>

==References==
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