Patterns of invasive melanoma in the connecticut tumor registry. Is the long‐term increase real?
Roush G, Schymura M, Holford T. Patterns of invasive melanoma in the connecticut tumor registry. Is the long‐term increase real? Cancer 1988, 61: 2586-2595. PMID: 3365679, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19880615)61:12<2586::aid-cncr2820611233>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Tumor RegistryProportion of casesIncidence rateTumor RegistryCase ascertainmentBirth cohortPopulation-based incidence dataInvasive cutaneous malignant melanomaPeriod of diagnosisCutaneous malignant melanomaPatterns of changeMalignant melanomaInvasive melanomaCohort curvesAge groupsDisease riskAnalysis of ageIncidence dataMelanomaRegistryCohortDiagnosisArtifactual changesAscertainmentLong-term increase