Melanoma cases (FOI)Melanoma cases (FOI)
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βRequest
Could I please ask the number of Melanoma Cases in Jersey for the years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
Response
Information currently available has identified the approximate numbers of melanoma cases reported in the stated years, as follows:
| β | β2014 | 2015β | 2016β | 2017β | 2018β | 2019 β(up to 31 June) |
βEpisodes | β101 | β114 | β78 | β112 | β104 | β34 |
βPatients | β93 | β101 | β70 | β100 | β97 | β34 |
NOTE:
Some patients may have had a re-excision of the same incident of melanoma either in the same year as the original diagnosis or an alternative year within the search criteria, so not all patients are new.
Some patients may have had melanoma diagnosed in more than one site either in the same year as the first diagnosis or an alternative year within the search criteria.
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