Cancer from tanning

[wombat2u2004]

Anyone, regardless of age should be checked for skin cancer at least once a year if they spend lots of time in the sun.
Melanoma is a silent killer.
As they say here downunder "Slip,slap, slop" the suncream on you.

Key statistics of incidence and mortality of skin cancer in Australia
Australia has the highest skin cancer incidence rate in the world.
Australians are four times more likely to develop a skin cancer than any other form of cancer.
Approximately two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer before the age of 70.

Melanoma
While melanoma is the least common type of skin cancer, it is the most life threatening form of skin cancer. In 2005, there were 10,684 new cases of melanoma, making it overall the fourth most common form of cancer in Australia.
Total deaths from melanoma were 1,272, making melanoma the ninth most common cause of cancer death.
Melanoma is also one of the most common cancers affecting youth in Australia.

Melanoma death and survival rates:

Over 1270 Australians die from melanoma each year – 862 men and 411 women.
Australians have a 1 in 253 chance of dying from melanoma – men have a 1 in 178 chance and women a 1 in 430 chance.
Male death rates from melanoma increased by 3.3% between 1993 and 2003.
Female death rates from melanoma increased by 9.1% between 1993 and 2003.
Relative five-year survival rates for melanoma are 90% for Australian males and 95% for Australian females. Survival rates have risen significantly since the early 1980s as a result of early detection.

[CountryWolf07]

Anyone, regardless of age should be checked for skin cancer at least once a year if they spend lots of time in the sun.
Melanoma is a silent killer.
As they say here downunder "Slip,slap, slop" the suncream on you.

Key statistics of incidence and mortality of skin cancer in Australia
Australia has the highest skin cancer incidence rate in the world.
Australians are four times more likely to develop a skin cancer than any other form of cancer.
Approximately two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer before the age of 70.

Melanoma
While melanoma is the least common type of skin cancer, it is the most life threatening form of skin cancer. In 2005, there were 10,684 new cases of melanoma, making it overall the fourth most common form of cancer in Australia.
Total deaths from melanoma were 1,272, making melanoma the ninth most common cause of cancer death.
Melanoma is also one of the most common cancers affecting youth in Australia.

Melanoma death and survival rates:

Over 1270 Australians die from melanoma each year – 862 men and 411 women.
Australians have a 1 in 253 chance of dying from melanoma – men have a 1 in 178 chance and women a 1 in 430 chance.
Male death rates from melanoma increased by 3.3% between 1993 and 2003.
Female death rates from melanoma increased by 9.1% between 1993 and 2003.
Relative five-year survival rates for melanoma are 90% for Australian males and 95% for Australian females. Survival rates have risen significantly since the early 1980s as a result of early detection.

Wow, that's very interesting.