BACKGROUND: @entity1489 ( @entity1489 ) is the most common @entity5 in white @entity1 . The progressive increase of these @entity5 in such populations as those found in Europe represents an important public health concern which it is presumed will have a great impact on healthcare costs. However, the lack of comparable epidemiological information between countries hinders the development of a common health policy. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of @entity1489 in the public health area of the western part of the Costa del @entity4625 , in southern Spain, and study the differences between the Spanish (S) population and that originally between the north and centre of Europe (N). METHODS: We undertook a retrospective analysis of all @entity1 with histologically confirmed @entity5 in both populations during the period 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2009. RESULTS: In comparison with the Spanish, the @entity1 from the north and centre of Europe were more likely to have phototype I/II (S: 56.9%; N: 85.8%), recreational photoexposure (S: 48.4%; N: 83.8%), @entity189 (S: 16.8%; N: 28.2%) and more @entity189 per @entity1 (S: 1.7    1.3; N: 2.3    2.3). The @entity5 were more often located on the trunk and limbs (S: 28.3%; N: 50.2%) with a predominance of the less aggressive histological types (S: 34.7%; N: 42.6%) and non-invasive treatments in @entity1 from the north and centre of Europe (S: 25.6%; N: 35.3%) when compared with the Spanish population. CONCLUSION: @entity1 from the north and centre of Europe living on the Costa del Sol present a different pattern of @entity1489 to the local Spanish population and usually require a less invasive therapeutic approach. These findings highlight the need to define prevention and treatment policies for @entity1489 according to the characteristics of each particular population. This would help reduce not only the frequency but also the associated morbimortality of this disease, particularly in high-risk populations.

Comparative epidemiological study of XXXX between Spanish and north and central European residents on the Costa del Sol.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Persons', 'patients', 'patient', 'people'] @entity4625 :: ('MESH:D019904', 'Chemical') :: ['Sol'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumours', 'malignancies', 'tumour'] @entity1489 :: ('MESH:D012878', 'Disease') :: ['NMSC', 'Non-melanoma skin cancer'] @entity189 :: ('MESH:D002277', 'Disease') :: ['multiple carcinomas', 'carcinomas']
@entity1489 :: (MESH:D012878,Disease) :: ['non-melanoma skin cancer']
