Melanoma

Study finds declines in 20- to 44-year-olds

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 5th, 2002

U.S. melanoma deaths dropped significantly in people ages 20 to 44 years over the past 3 decades, thanks in part to educational campaigns about the dangers of too much sun, researchers say.

The decline among young adults in deaths from melanoma - the most severe form of skin cancer - occurred from 1969 to 1999.

Overall melanoma death rates actually increased during that period from 2 per 100,000 people to 3 per 100,000, because of a rise among other age groups, especially the 45-and-older set.

But among young adults, death rates fell 39% in women and 29% in men, the researchers found in an analysis of national health data on...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-11-05)

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