title: Incidence of eyelid basal cell carcinoma in England: 2000-2010.
abstract: Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are the most frequently diagnosed type of skin cancer, with eyelid (including canthus) BCCs accounting for a notable proportion of these. Using population-based data from the English Cancer Registries, we report here the incidence of eyelid BCCs in England, for the period 2000-2010.
  
  
  
  ICD-10 and histology codes for eyelid BCCs (including canthus) from the English National Cancer Data Repository were used to identify incident events. Crude incidence rates by age and sex, together with directly standardised incidence rates for eyelid BCCs in England in 3-year cohorts, are presented, in keeping with the reporting practice of the English Cancer Registries.
  
  
  
  Over the 11-year study period, there were a total of 33 610 recorded eyelid BCCs; 18 146 in females and 15 464 in males. There were regional variations in registrations. Incidence of eyelid BCCs increased with age. No major change in the age-standardised incidence of BCC was observed during the period 2000-2010. Overall, the age-standardised incidence of BCCs during 2008-2010 was similar for males and females (4.51 per 100 000 (95% CI 4.37 to 4.65) and 4.53 per 100 000 (95% CI 4.40 to 4.67), respectively). However, females under 50 years of age had higher incidence rates, and males over 75 years of age had higher rates.
  
  
  
  The findings provide the current frequency and distribution of eyelid BCCs in England, highlighting opportunities for health education and improving reporting and registration of events, and for informing service planning.
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.|NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Parul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: J Richard O
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Collin
authors.affiliation: Knowledge and Intelligence Team (South West), Public Health England, London, UK.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ives
authors.affiliation: Knowledge and Intelligence Team (South West), Public Health England, London, UK.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Badrul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Epidemiology; Eye Lids; Neoplasia; Pathology; Public health