The association between geographic location and incidence of Merkel cell carcinoma in comparison to melanoma: An international assessment

Aim The aim of this article was to provide worldwide, population-based incidence rates for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). Methods We included 11,576 cases from 20 countries for time trend analyses (1990–2007) and 11,028 cases (2.5 billion person-years) from 21 countries for the period 2003–2007 extracted from Cancer Incidence in Five Continents. We computed age-standardised incidence rates (World Standard population) per million person years and...