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==Overview==
==Overview==


==Epidemiology==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==


This type of cancer occurs mostly in -- though not restricted to -- Caucasians between 60 and 80 years of age. It occurs about twice as often in males as in females. 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 [[skin cancer|nonmelanoma skin cancer]]. <ref>{{cite journal | author = Hodgson NC. | title = Merkel cell carcinoma: Changing incidence trends. | journal = Journal of surgical oncology | volume = 89 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-4 | year = 2005}}</ref>  Merkel cell cancer can be mistaken for another cancer like [[basal cell carcinoma]], [[squamous cell carcinoma]], [[malignant melanoma]], [[lymphoma]], [[small cell carcinoma]] or may appear to be a benign [[cyst]]. Researchers believe that exposure to [[sunlight]] or [[ultraviolet light]] may increase a person’s risk of this disease.
===Age===
This type of cancer occurs mostly in -- though not restricted to -- Caucasians between 60 and 80 years of age.  
===Gender===
It occurs about twice as often in males as in females.


[[Immune suppression]] can profoundly increase one's risk of developing Merkel cell cancer.  According to a recent study in the Lancet, Merkel cell carcinoma occurs 13.4 times more often in people with advanced [[HIV]] as compared to the general population.  [[Solid organ transplant]] recipients have similarly increased risk.
===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 [[skin cancer|nonmelanoma skin cancer]]. <ref>{{cite journal | author = Hodgson NC. | title = Merkel cell carcinoma: Changing incidence trends. | journal = Journal of surgical oncology | volume = 89 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-4 | year = 2005}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Age

This type of cancer occurs mostly in -- though not restricted to -- Caucasians between 60 and 80 years of age.

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

  1. Hodgson NC. (2005). "Merkel cell carcinoma: Changing incidence trends". Journal of surgical oncology. 89 (1): 1–4.


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