(UK) Skin cancer rates rocket 45% in 10 years

Source: PharmaTimes, September 2019

Cancer Research UK has announced that incidences of melanoma have increased by 45% since 2004.

Latest figures show that rates have increased by more than a third (35%) for women and by almost three-fifths (55%) for men, and that rates for 25-49 year-olds have increased by as much as 70% since the 1990s. Despite these rising figures, melanoma is still most prevalent in those over 65.

The figures have been released to mark the launch of the charity’s Own Your Tone campaign which encourages people to embrace their natural skin tone and protect their skin from too much sun.