EN ESTA PÁGINA: Encontrará información sobre la cantidad estimada de personas a las que se les diagnosticará melanoma cada año. También leerá información general sobre la supervivencia a la enfermedad. Recuerde que las tasas de supervivencia dependen de varios factores y que no hay dos personas iguales con cáncer. Utilice el menú para ver otras páginas.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find information about the estimated number of people who will be diagnosed with melanoma each year. You will also read general information on surviving the disease. Remember, survival rates depend on several factors, and no 2 people with cancer are the same. Use the menu to see other pages.
Statistics are estimates that describe trends in large numbers of people. Researchers use statistics to determine cancer risk and recommend screening.
Statistics can help estimate your risk of cancer. But they cannot tell you if you will develop cancer.
Ask your health care team for the most appropriate statistics for your situation. You should also ask them to explain the statistics that seem unclear.
This article describes the types of statistics used to estimate cancer risk.
