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ABC News: Tanning May Be Causing Skin Cancer Surge
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A new report shows that while melanoma among men has decreased in the last 30 years it has jumped 50 percent among women. (article 4)
Over the past 30 years more people have become aware of the dangers from the sun, and media - through various methods such as health articles in magazines and reports on cancer statistics - have motivated people to come in for checkups. (article 4)
THURSDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) Cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are increasing sharply among younger women in the United States, but not among younger men, a new study says. (article 3)
In addition to the rising rates of melanoma among younger women, the researchers found an increasing trend for thicker and later-stage melanomas, which suggests that the increase isn't the result of better reporting of the disease. (article 3)
The American Cancer Society estimates there will be 62,480 new cases of melanoma and 8,420 deaths from it in the U.S. this year. (article 2)
Sun Awareness Week has arrived fortuitously, as this week the sun emerged from the clouds and so too have pasty-skinned Europeans everywhere. (article 1)
According to Skin Cancer Research UK, skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in Britain, with incidence increasing steadily. (article 1)
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Melanoma, skin, cancer, sun, Purdue |
Source articles
- How to be both hot and smart this summer (women.timesonline.co.uk, 07/10/2008, 537 words)
- Melanoma cases surge among young women (L.A. Times, 07/11/2008, 446 words)
- ABC News: Tanning May Be Causing Skin Cancer Surge (ABCNews, 07/11/2008, 325 words)
- ABC News: Melanoma in Women Spikes Over 30 Years (ABCNews, 07/12/2008, 238 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > HEALTH (FOX News, 07/11/2008, 609 words)
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