The Cancer Registry of Norway and Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology published a new study in JAMA Dermatology analyzing 19 196 melanoma patients diagnosed with a first primary melanoma in Norway between January 2008 and December 2020.
The incidence rate of second primary melanomas was highest in the first year of follow-up, decreased in the second year, and stabilized thereafter. Age greater than 50 years and male sex were associated with an increased risk.
The paper
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/2815575
Media coverage
- Dagbladet (Norwegian)