Skin Cancer Data and Risk
2012
2011
Tanning Bed Use Associated With Risk Of Deadly Skin Cancers
Researchers have confirmed an association between tanning bed use and an increased risk for three common skin cancers; basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.
October 27, 2011
Scientists Discover 3 New Gene Faults Which Could Increase Melanoma Risk By 30 Percent
An international team of researchers has discovered the first DNA faults linked to melanoma that are not related to hair, skin or eye colour.
October 9, 2011
Tanning Beds May Be Even Riskier Than Thought
Indoor tanning beds may be even more likely to cause skin cancer than previously believed.
October 6, 2011
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Invasive melanoma may be more likely in children than adults
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of young people with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has found that some children have a higher risk of invasive disease than adults.
October 5, 2011
Swedes Tan And Burn The Most: Study
Every year 2,800 people in Sweden are diagnosed with malignant melanoma, now one of the most common forms of cancer in Sweden, according to a report by Sveriges Radio.
July 6, 2011
New Survey Finds Teen Girls And Young Women Need A Lesson On Dangers If Indoor Tanning
Despite repeated warnings from dermatologists on the health dangers of tanning, results of a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology confirmed that a large percentage of Caucasian teen girls and young women admitted using tanning beds or intentionally tanning outdoors in the past year.
April 27, 2011
Swiss Have Highest Skin Cancer Rate In Europe
The Swiss have the highest skin cancer rates in Europe and come third globally behind Australia and New Zealand, new figures show.
April 11, 2011
Young Adult Skin Cancer Rates Rising In The UK
According to a study by Cancer Research U.K., the use of sunbeds and lack of care during summer months have caused levels of skin cancer to soar among young people, with over two people under 35 being diagnosed every day in the U.K.
April 7, 2011
Working Nights Reduces Skin Cancer Risk
Working nights is linked to increased risk of some cancers, heart disease and diabetes, but workers may have less risk of skin cancer, U.S. researchers say.
March 3, 2011
2010
Outcome Poor In Malignant Vaginal Melanoma
Malignant vaginal melanoma, even when localized at presentation, has a very poor prognosis with a 5-year survival, of only 20%, researchers report in the December 6th issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
December 13, 2010
More Skin Cancers Occur On the Left Side of the Body
There is an increased prevalence of left-sided skin cancers compared with right-sided skin cancers, especially in men and particularly with malignant melanoma in situ, according to research published in December issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
December 10, 2010
Women With Melanoma Have Better Survival , Lower Metastases Risk Than Men
Woman have significantly better melanoma -specific survival than men, say researchers, largely due to having a lower risk or lymph node and visceral metastases.
December 10, 2010
Affluence May Point to Higher Melanoma Risk in Whites
According to scientists at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC), affluent people are at a much higher risk of melanoma than the rest of the population of whites in California.
November 9, 2010
Many skin cancer patients unaware of being diagnosed with melanoma or nonmelanoma cancer
Socioeconomic factors such as a lower level of education and lack of health insurance may impact individuals' knowledge of the type of skin cancer with which they are diagnosed.
October 19, 2010
Largest Study of Melanoma in US Hispanics Reveals California Population in Need of Targeted Prevention Efforts
Scientists at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Stanford University, and the University of Southern California/Keck School of Medicine have found that while Hispanics have much lower risks of developing melanoma than non-Hispanics whites in California, they develop the disease at younger ages, develop thicker tumors, which are more difficult to treat, and experience a higher percentage of cases among people living in poorer neighborhoods.
September 30, 2010
Is Using a Tanning Bed Safe?
It will not let you tan if you are already burned. A National Cancer Institute study has shown that the melanoma rate for young women has nearly tripled from 1974 -2004.
September 17, 2010
Half of the nation got sunbrunt this year
Almost half of Britons (46%) got sunburnt this year and admit they would risk doing so again to get a tan, according to a survey released today.
September 1, 2010
Florida's Minorities See Unusual Melanoma Patterns
Melanoma trends among minority groups in Florida were significantly higher than national trends, particularly among black women.
July 21, 2010
New Genetic Link Shows Virtiglio Could Reduce Risk of Skin Cancer
People with the skin pigmentation disorder virtiglio, which causes pale skin patches, is a chronic condition which affects one in every 200 people. It appears that a common variant in the gene tyrosinase (TYR) which increases vitiglio susceptibility has been shown to give deceases susceptibility to melanoma.
August 16, 2010
Trends in Dermatology: Melanoma Incidence by Darrell S. Rigel, MD
"The incidence of invasive melanoma in the United States continues to rise 4% to 6% annually despite all of our efforts to improve primary prevention. Similar increases are being noted worldwide. This increase in melanoma incidence is not due to artifact and cannot be attributable to better counting methods..." [Subscription]
March 15, 2010
Patients with Melanoma have Prolonged Increased Risk of Subsequent Melanoma
Dr. P. T. Bradford of NCI analyzed 9 cancer registries. "Patients diagnosed with melanoma may have up to nine times the risk for a subsequent melanoma than the general population. This risk was even higher among women with head and neck melanoma and anyone diagnosed with melanoma when aged younger than 30 years."
March 16, 2010
Melanoma Cases on the Rise
"The average American's risk of developing melanoma in his or her lifetime increased from one in 1,500 in 1930, to one in 250 in 1980 and one in 74 in 2000," from Dr. D. S. Rigel. Now, it's 1 in 58. "'If this rate continues ... the risk will be one in 50 by 2015,' he tells WebMD. If more people are dying of melanoma and more people are surviving melanoma, the only mathematical option is that cases are going up faster," he says. Dr. Rigel discusses why melanoma incidence may be under-reported.
March 9, 2010
Melanoma Risk Higher in Parkinson's Patients
"Exams of more than 2,000 people with Parkinson's disease found that about 1 percent currently had melanoma. Based on the findings ... people with the degenerative nerve disease should receive regular skin cancer screening."
March 8, 2010
The Truth about Sunburn for People of Color
"Sunburn is a serious situation that increases the chances of malignant melanoma.... [S]unburns among blacks are higher than any other race. A new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 50.4 percent of sunburn cases among blacks, which is higher than the 35.6 percent among whites and 45.6 among Hispanics."
March 4, 2010
Tami Griffith - Melanoma Mortality Rate Continues to Rise
"The overall mortality rate worldwide has continued to rise. However, there has been a decline in mortality in younger patients. This is thought to be due in part to early detection and treatment of the condition."
February 21, 2010
2009
ASH: Skin Cancer Common in CLL [Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia] Patients
"Explain to interested patients that skin cancer is eight times more common in patients with CLL than in the general public. Assure patients that melanoma occurrence does not appear to negatively impact overall survival." Study by Dr. T. G. Call at Mayo Clinic. CLL alters immune system.
December 7, 2009
Perception of Skin Cancer Risk by Those with Ethnic Skin
"Mortality rates among whites decreased by 20% to 30% between 1969 and 1988, but the mortality rates for ethnic populations remained unchanged during the same period. The present study assessed skin cancer awareness, risk perception, and sun-protective behavior in ethnic populations." [Subscription required.]
November 16, 2009
Elderly Skin 'Raises Cancer Risk'
"Older people are more at risk of skin cancer and infection because their skin is unable to mobilize the immune system.... It contradicts previous thinking that defects in a type of immune cell called a T cell were responsible for waning immunity with age."
August 29, 2009
Epidemiology of Invasive Cutaneous Melanoma. R. M. MacKie et al. of Several Universities. Review of Worldwide Data.
"Data are presented on the current incidence of melanoma with recent and predicted future trends illustrating a likely continuing increase in incidence. Risk factors for developing melanoma are discussed.... Phenotypic markers of high-risk subjects include high counts of benign melanocytic naevi. Other risk factors considered include exposure to natural and artificial ultraviolet radiation...." An interesting observation: "All European countries report a higher incidence in females than males, in contrast to Australasia and North America, where males have a higher incidence."
July 18, 2009
Skin Cancer on the Rise for Men Above the Age of 50 by American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
"Studies have found that men are twice as likely to develop skin cancer over women.... According to the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), men are at greater risk for skin cancer because they are less likely to wear sunscreen or protective clothing and more likely to work outdoors."
July 17, 2009
Dueling Docs - Does the Sun Really Cause Melanoma?
Dr. S. Shuster (UV not explanation for melanoma) and Dr. S. Menzies (95% of melanomas from UV) square off again. Dr. Shuster suggests that it's difficult in lab to create melanomas from UV. Dr. Menzies: arguing against UV as cause of melanoma is "like saying lung cancer is not caused by cigarettes because some people get lung cancer even though they don't smoke."
May 15, 2009
Really? The Claim: Tattoos Can Increase the Risk of Skin Cancer
Nothing with tattooing is known to cause cancer. But: "Several case studies have dealt with melanomas that were overlooked because they arose from moles hidden by tattoos."
May 4, 2009
What a Waste of a Tan!
More on the UK figures that "malignant melanoma has overtaken cancers of the cervix and breast in women aged 20-29 years."
April 28, 2009
HRT [Hormone Replacement Therapy] 'Doubles Risk of Deadly Skin Cancer'
Dr. E. Koomen et al. of Leiden Univ. found increase in risk of melanoma when women took HRT for more than six months. "The same study shows taking the pill can also increase the dangers, although to a lesser extent."
February 25, 2009
Geographic Variation and Risk of Skin Cancer in US Women: Differences Between Melanoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Basal Cell Carcinoma
"The risk of SCC is independently affected by residence in locations with medium and high UV indices; the gradient of risk is weaker for BCC; and the risk of melanoma does not change significantly across this gradient." Dr. A. A. Qureshi et al.
January 19, 2009