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Article: Skin Cancer on the Rise
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 4, 1987
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It's the cancer no one worries about because it's so common and
so curable. A little patch on the nose or the back of the hand. A
quick trip to the dermatologist will get rid of the malignant spot.
President Reagan, who had a cancerous lesion removed from his
nose last week, is only one of the 500,000 Americans who will be
treated for some form of skin cancer this year. Most skin cancers
are related to sun exposure, but what is worrisome is that the number
of cases is getting larger.
Except for lung cancer, virtually all the other cancers have
stabilized or decreased in numbers. What's more, skin lesions are no
longer confined mainly to people over 40 or those in outdoor
occupations.
"We ...