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ReviewCancers2026

Epidemiology of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer in Europe over the Last Decade: A Systematic Review.

Andrzej Ciborek, Hanna Krauss, Zuzanna Chęcińska-Maciejewska, Dariusz Kowalczyk, Jolanta Jaworek

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5 authors.

Andrzej CiborekDepartment of Interprofessional Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kalisz, ul. Kaszubska 13, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland.
Hanna KraussPreventive Research Institute, University of Kalisz, ul. Kaszubska 13, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland.
Zuzanna Chęcińska-MaciejewskaDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kalisz, ul. Kaszubska 13, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8884-3069
Dariusz KowalczykDepartment of Radiology III, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, ul. Kaszubska 12, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9512-8677
Jolanta JaworekDepartment of Medicine and Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, ul. Mickiewicza 8, 33-100 Tarnów, Poland.ORCID 0009-0007-2334-1093

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNon-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), principally basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), is incompletely captured by cancer surveillance.

objectiveTo synthesize European epidemiological evidence, with Poland considered in this context.

methodsPubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for publications dated 1 January 2015-31 March 2026, supplemented by registry resources and reference-list searching. Additional eligibility checks during manuscript revision continued until 30 August 2026. The publication-date criterion was distinct from the observation periods of source data. Source-level methodological appraisal informed a descriptive synthesis.

resultsThe consolidated selection record comprised 198 records, 165 screened records, 61 full-text assessments, 37 full-text exclusions, and 24 included sources. Several registry-based studies reported increasing BCC or cSCC incidence in defined populations. Model-based age-standardized trends varied by geography, sex, age, and observation period. These results do not establish a uniform European increase. Polish estimates were affected by histological aggregation and incomplete ascertainment. Selected pandemic-period studies reported fewer diagnoses or changes in the treated case mix; these findings do not establish a Europe-wide decline in biological incidence or subsequent rebound.

conclusionsNMSC creates a substantial and incompletely measured European burden. Histology-specific registration, explicit multiple-primary counting rules, and improved outpatient capture are priorities for interpreting trends and planning care.

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basal cell carcinomacancer registriesepidemiologyEuropeincidencenon-melanoma skin cancersPolandsquamous cell carcinomaUV radiation

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PMID42794936
PMCPMC13605927

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