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Article: ILLINOIS: Dermatologists report deadly skin cancers on rise
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- The Sun - Naperville (IL)
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- May 29, 2006
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This is shaping up as another record year for skin cancer.
There will be 62,190 new cases of melanoma skin cancer in 2006, a 4.3 percent increase over last year, the American Cancer Society estimates.
The American Academy of Dermatology says the melanoma rate "is rising at an alarming rate."
Americans have a 1-in-60 lifetime risk of developing melanoma, a 2,000 percent increase from 1930, the academy said.
As summer approaches, dermatologists are cautioning people to protect their skin from two of the leading causes of skin cancer: tanning parlors and too much sun.
One study found that tanning bed users in Scandinavia had a 55 percent increase in melanoma risk. Another study found that ...