Burden of Illness for Metastatic Melanoma in Canada, 2011–2013
Author(s) -
D. Scott Ernst,
Teresa M. Petrella,
Anthony M. Joshua,
Ali Hamou,
Marroon Thabane,
Sophie Vantyghem,
Femida GwadrySridhar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
current oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1718-7729
pISSN - 1198-0052
DOI - 10.3747/co.23.3161
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , cancer registry , melanoma , stage (stratigraphy) , metastatic melanoma , disease registry , observational study , cancer , disease , retrospective cohort study , cohort , incidence (geometry) , oncology , paleontology , physics , cancer research , optics , biology
Detailed epidemiology for patients with advanced metastatic melanoma in Canada is not well characterized. We conducted an analysis of patients with this disease in the province of Ontario, with the aim being to study the presentation, disease characteristics and course, and treatment patterns for malignant melanoma.
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