Short summary

The aim of the study is to describe the development of incidence, survival, and prevalence of malignant melanoma in Denmark. In addition, the aim is to examine how scenarios for the future development of incident malignant melanoma in Denmark are projected based on patient data from the Danish Cancer Registry, the National Patient Registry, and CPR in the period 2000-2012.

Rationale

The number of people with a cancer diagnosis is increasing because of the changing demographic composition of the population and because of changing treatments and control throughout the cancer process. Models for projections of the epidemiological cancer development (including malignant melanoma) are needed for future priorities in health care.

The purpose of the study is to describe the incidence, the survival, and the prevalence of malignant melanoma in the period 2000-2012. In addition, the aim is to examine how scenarios for the future development of incident malignant melanoma in Denmark are projected based on the period 2000-2012.

Description of the cohort

The cohort consists of patients diagnosed with malignant melanoma alive on January 1^st and incident cases from this date to December 2012.

Data and biological material

Anonymized patient data about relevant milestones (date of diagnosis, stage of malignant melanoma as well as other relevant clinical data) and demographic data are extracted from the Cancer Registry, the National Patient Registry, and CPR. 

Collaborating researchers and departments

Department of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark

• Stud.scient.san.publ, Mathilde Bendix Søgaard

OPEN Odense Patient data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital

• Postdoc Mette Bliddal, PhD
• Professor Consultant epidemiologist Anders Green, DMSc

National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark

• Associate professor Lau Caspar Thygesen, PhD, MSc