Recent Malignant Melanoma Epidemiology in Upper Silesia, Poland. A Decade-Long Study Focusing on the Agricultural Sector

Andrzej Tukiendorf
Grażyna Kamińska-Winciorek
Marcus Daniel Lancé
Katarzyna Olszak-Wąsik
Zbigniew Szczepanowski
Iwona Kulik-Parobczy
Edyta Idalia Wolny-Rokicka

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Publication date

October 2021

DOI

10.3390/ijerph182010863

Publisher

MDPI AG

Journal

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to create spatial and spatio-temporal patterns of cutaneous malignant melanoma (MM) incidence in Upper Silesia, Poland, using the largest MM database (<4K cases) in Central Europe, focusing on the agricultural sector. The data comprised all the registered cancer cases (C43, according to the International Classification of Diseases after the 10th Revision) between the years 2004–2013 by the Regional Cancer Registries (RCRs) in Opole and Gliwice. The standardized incidence ratios (SIRs), spatio-temporal growth rates (GRs), and disease cluster relative risks (RRs) were estimated. Based on the regression coefficients, we have indicated irregularities of spatial variance in cutaneous malignant melanoma, especiall...