Skin Cancers in Australia's Northern Territory 1981-85

Abstract

SKIN CANCERS are commonly registered in the Northern Territory, where they largely affect the non-Aboriginal population. The trends in annual registration, the numbers and site distribution of Basal Cell carcinoma, Squamous Cell carcinoma and Malig nant Melanoma are described, together with the Age- Specific Incidence rates for these lesions. Some factors concerned with the low incidence of Malignant Mela noma are considered.