ANALYSIS OF DYNAMICS OF REGIONAL AND AGE-GENDER CHARACTERISTICS OF MELANOMA INCIDENCE IN UKRAINE DURING 2010-2020

The aim. To determine the age-sex and regional characteristics of the dynamics of melanoma incidence in Ukraine during 2010-2020. Material and methods. The research materials were the official statistical data of the reports of the Center for Medical Statistics of the Central Hospital of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "Incidence rates of malignant neoplasms and activities of the oncology service in Ukraine", the National Cancer Registry for 2010–2020. Results. The dynamics of the incidence of melanoma in the population of Ukraine during 2010-2020 were analyzed. The age-sex characteristics of the prevalence and primary incidence of melanoma, as well as among different regions of Ukraine, were studied. Conclusions. The prevalence of melanoma in 2020 was 69.2 cases per 100,000 people. and increased during 10 years by 52.4%. The negative dynamics of the prevalence of melanoma affected the population of all regions of Ukraine without exception. The incidence of melanoma was 5.1 cases per 100,000 population. (decreased by 4.8%). The incidence of men is lower than that of women by 15.7% (in 2010 – by 27.2%), in men, it increased by 6.3%, and in women, it decreased by 13.7%. Melanoma cases are three times more common in people of retirement age than in working age (14.1 versus 3.6 cases per 100,000 population). The relevance of studying the morbidity of the population of Ukraine is only increasing, as war events increase the risk of skin cancer.