Patterns: Melanoma Rises Sharply in Young Women
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
The New York Times
Published: July 22, 2008Over the past three decades, the incidence of melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer, has increased much more sharply in young women than in young men.
Melanoma incidence in people 15 to 39 has risen and fallen over the years since data collection began, increasing among white men to 7.7 per 100,000 in 2004 from 4.7 in 1973. But at the same time among white women, cases rose to 13.9 per 100,000 from 5.5. The trend was also evident for later-stage tumors less likely to be misdiagnosed, suggesting this is a real increase rather than simply a result of more accurate surveillance.
make an appt. to have a skin scan. stay the hell away from tanning beds. SPF up! skin cancer kills.
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AA // July 22, 2008 at 8:40 pm
I’m with you Col — I am doing research now for a client analyzing the melanoma market and it is a tumor that is progressing rapidly. Though the topic (negative publicity of “sunning”) has quieted down compared to a few years ago the disease is increasing at a rapid rate.