Incidence of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in New Brunswick, Canada, 1992 to 2001

Abstract

The incidence of NMSC in the province of New Brunswick is similar to that reported from 1973 through 1987 in the province of British Columbia, higher than those reported in most parts of Europe, and lower than all published rates in the United States and Australia. Owing to the inability of the registry to account for tumor multiplicity, the actual annual number of all NMSC lesions in this population is likely much higher.

Physicians and end‐of‐life issues

“…In line with previous studies, our results show a substantial increase in age‐adjusted incidences rates of both BCC and SCC during the study period. The overall AAPC found in our study (AAPC BCC,women = 4.6% versus AAPC BCC,men = 3.7%; AAPC SCC,women = 4.3% versus AAPC SCC,men = 3.1%) was in agreement with the general trend reported in previous studies among Caucasian populations of corresponding latitude as Denmark (BCC: 3–7% average annual increase; SCC: 3–10% average annual increase) 7–15, 28, 29. The finding of a higher increase in BCC incidence rates over time for women compared to men resulted in a changed male–female ratio of BCC during the study period, and since 2000, the incidence rates of BCC for women have been higher than for men in Denmark.…”

Does hormone replacement therapy and use of oral contraceptives increase the risk of non-melanoma skin cancer?

“…Historically, the incidence of NMSC has been distinctively higher among men than women [1,2,4,[6][7][8], but recent studies have reported a higher incidence increase of NMSC among women than men [9][10][11]. By use of data from a Danish nationwide population-based study in the period 1978-2007, we have recently shown that women experienced a higher average annual percentage incidence change than men for both BCC and SCC [5].…”

Epidemiology of basal cell carcinoma in Lithuania, 1996-2010

“…3 A rise in the incidence of BCC has been documented in Australia, the U.S.A. and Canada. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10] In Australia, the highest rates of all skin cancers were reported from the tropical North Queensland and, in 1996, incidence rates for BCC had reached 2058Á3 and 1194Á5 per 100 000 men and women, respectively. 6 High rates of BCC have also been reported in the U.S.A. 7,8 The data from the Southeastern Arizona Skin Cancer Registry demonstrated BCC rates at 935Á9 and 497Á1 per 100 000 person-years for men and women, respectively.…”

“…A rise in the incidence of BCC has been documented in Australia, the U.S.A. and Canada . In Australia, the highest rates of all skin cancers were reported from the tropical North Queensland and, in 1996, incidence rates for BCC had reached 2058·3 and 1194·5 per 100 000 men and women, respectively .…”