• Annals of medicine · Dec 2023

    Trends of non-melanoma skin cancer incidence in Hong Kong and projection up to 2030 based on changing demographics.

    • Qingqiang Xu, Xiaoyan Wang, Yan Bai, Yan Zheng, Junbo Duan, Jianqiang Du, and Xiaoming Wu.
    • Institute of Dermatology, Shaanxi Institution of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
    • Ann. Med. 2023 Dec 1; 55 (1): 146154146-154.

    ObjectiveTo assess the trends in non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) incidence in Hong Kong from 1990 to 2019 and the associations of age, calendar period, and birth cohort, to make projections to 2030, and to examine the drivers of NMSC incidence.MethodsWe assessed the age, calendar period, and birth cohort effects of NMSC incidence in Hong Kong between 1990 and 2019 using an age-period-cohort model. Using Bayesian age-period-cohort analysis with integrated nested Laplace approximations, we projected the incidence of NMSC in Hong Kong to 2030.ResultsFrom 1990 to 2019, the age-standardized incidence rate of NMSC increased from 6.7 per 100,000 population to 8.6 per 100,000 population in men and from 5.4 per 100,000 to 5.9 per 100,000 population in women, among the 19,568 patients in the study (9812 male patients [50.14%]). The annual net drift was 2.00% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.50-2.50%) for men and 1.53% (95% CI: 0.95-2.11%) for women. Local drifts increased for both sexes above the 35-39-year age group. The period and cohort risk of developing NMSC tended to rise but slowed gradually in the most recent period and post-1975 birth cohort. From 2019 to 2030, it is projected that the number of newly diagnosed NMSC cases in Hong Kong will increase from 564 to 829 in men and from 517 to 863 in women. Population aging, population growth, and epidemiologic changes contributed to the increase in incident NMSCs, with population aging being the most significant contributor.ConclusionThe slowing of the period and cohort effects suggests that the rising incidence of NMSC is partly attributable to increased awareness and diagnosis. The increasing prevalence of NMSC among the elderly and an aging population will significantly impact the clinical workload associated with NMSC for the foreseeable future.

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