Risk of second primary cancer in survivors of in situ melanoma

Invasive melanoma survivors have an increased risk of developing second primary cancers, however, similar risks associated with in situ melanoma haven ’t been established.We evaluated 43,829 first primary in situ melanoma survivors diagnosed from 1982-2012 in Queensland, Australia. Risk of second non-melanoma primary cancers was estimated from standardized incidence ratios with 95% confidence intervals.A total of 4,917 (11.3%) in situ melanoma s urvivors developed a second primary cancer. No net increased risk compared with the general population was found.

Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - November 10, 2018 Category: Dermatology Authors: M.G. Kimlin, D.R. Youlden, A.M. Brodie, T. DiSipio, P. Youl, V. Nair-Shalliker, P.D. Baade Tags: Original Article Source Type: research