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To the Editor: Between 1973 and 1998, the incidence and mortality of melanoma in the United States rose steeply, and at rates higher than those for most other preventable cancers.¹ To better understand the most recent trends in melanoma mortality by age and sex, we analyzed the newly released (2002) information from the US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Methods

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) mortality data for whites, 1969-1999, were generated from data provided by the National Center for Health Statistics (http://seer.cancer.gov/canques/). SEER incidence data were obtained for 1973 through 1999. Data were age-adjusted, and rates were expressed as deaths per 100 000 and standardized to the 2000 US population. Data were analyzed separately for white men and women in 3 age groups (20-44, 45-64, and 65 years). Trends were analyzed separately for each of the 6 sex/age groups and overall.

Results
Overall melanoma mortality rates increased . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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