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Skin cancer as a cause of death in Denmark
Author(s) -
ØSTERLIND ANNE,
HJALGRIM HELLE,
KULINSKY BARBARA,
FRENTZ GERDA
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1991.tb14799.x
Subject(s) - basal cell carcinoma , skin cancer , basal cell , medicine , cancer registry , cancer , melanoma , incidence (geometry) , cause of death , dermatology , danish , oncology , pathology , cancer research , disease , optics , linguistics , philosophy , physics
Summary Denmark has a well‐established nation‐wide registration system for cancer incidence and mortality. In 1984, 2984 new cases of non‐melanoma skin cancer were notified to the Danish Cancer Registry and 40 deaths were attributed to this cause. An evaluation and validation of the death certificates indicate that the true number of deaths caused by non‐melanoma skin cancer was 18. Basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma accounted for three and 15 of the deaths, respectively. The estimated lethality is 4.3% for squamous cell carcinoma and 0.12% for basal cell carcinoma.