title: Malignant melanoma of the skin.
abstract: Each year, several thousand New Jersey residents are diagnosed with skin cancer, the most common form of cancer. One form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma, has a high mortality rate. This report examines melanoma rates from 1979 to 1985, and suggests basic precautionary steps necessary for prevention and control of this disease.
authors.affiliation: NJDOH, Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Trenton 08625-0360.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mertz
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Meinert
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology