Evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Melanoma diagnosis in Europe: A Meta-Analysis

patients under 65 were women and 48% were men.In contrast, 34% of patients over 65 were women and 66% were men.In 2022, compared to 2015, the detection of late-stage skin melanoma decreased by 10%.Five-year survival rates decreased from 2015 (38.3%) to 2022 (34.5%).Conclusions: In the republic, skin melanoma's incidence and mortality rate are stable.Most patients are over 45 years of age; men over 65 years of age are more often affected.By 2022, five-year survival rates had declined despite a decline in late-stage detection.