Melanoma On The Rise Among Young Women In The US
A review of 30 years of surveillance and epidemiological records shows that incidence of melonoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, is increasing among young Caucasian women but not among young men in the US. The reviewers did not establish if this is due to increased exposure to ultraviolet radiation or some other factor and suggested this should be investigated further.
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Filed under: Cancer on July 16th, 2008