title: [Malignant melanoma morbidity in Moscow].
abstract: The incidence of malignant melanoma of the skin in Moscow in 1983-1987 was studied. The average age-standardized index for the 5 years was 2.3% for males and 3.2% for females. The cumulative risk of the disease by the age of 75 years was 0.25% for males and 0.32% for females. The likelihood of skin melanoma development in each five-year age bracket appeared different and was characterized by a complex curve suggesting several etiologically heterogeneous forms of the disease.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Sitnikova
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Gar'kavtseva
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Demidov
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009031:Moscow / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011336:Probability; D012042:Registries; D012737:Sex Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014586:USSR / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
vernacular_title: Zabolevaemost' zlokachestvennymi melanomami v Moske.