Significant improvement in melanoma survival over the last decade: A Hungarian nationwide study between 2011 and 2019.
Gabriella LiszkayAngela BenedekCsaba PolgárJudit OláhPéter HollóGabriella EmriAndrás CsejteiIstván KenesseyZoltán PolányiKata KnollmajerMáté VárnaiZoltán VokóBalázs NagyGyörgy RokszinIbolya FábiánZsófia BarczaRolland GyulaiZoltan KissPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2023)
Hungary has similar melanoma survival rates to Western European countries. Based on net survival, the risk of dying of melanoma within 5 years was cut by more than half (55%) during the study period, which coincides with the successful implementation of awareness campaigns and the wide availability of modern therapies.