20 2019 Skin Cancer Prevention Progress Report Increases in melanoma incidence rates over time have been driven largely by changes in incidence rates among non-Hispanic whites because this is the demographic group with the highest overall incidence rates. During the most recent five years of data (2012 through 2016), melanoma incidence rates increased significantly among non-Hispanic white males aged 60 to 64 years and 70 to 74 years and non-Hispanic white females aged 50 to 54 years, 60 to 64 years, 65 to 69 years, and 70 to 74 years. Incidence rates did not change significantly during that time period for other age groups among non-Hispanic whites. Figure 2 shows the absolute difference in melanoma case counts in 2016 versus 2012 among non-Hispanic whites by sex and 5-year age groups.There were nearly 9,000 more melanoma cases diagnosed among non-Hispanic whites in 2016 compared to 2012 (5,511 more cases among non-Hispanic white men and 3,375 more cases among non-Hispanic white women).The increases in absolute case counts were mostly among ages 55 years and older. Figure 2 Absolute Difference in Melanoma Case Counts in 2016 versus 2012 Among NonHispanic White Males and Females Aged ≥ 15 Years, by Sex and Age Group, United States -200 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+ Absolute Difference in Case Counts in 2016 vs. 2012 Males Females Source: Data are from population-based registries that participate in CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries and/or The National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program and meet high-quality data for the November 2018 data submission, covering 100% of the U.S. population.17
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