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Article: Deadly skin cancer soaring, dermatologists warn
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- 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.
5 SUNBURNS DOUBLES THE RISK
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 ...