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Fast Facts
* Over half of all new cancers are skin cancers.
* More than 1 million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year.
* An estimated 10,590 people will die of skin cancer this year, 7,770 from melanoma and 2,820 from other skin cancers.
* One American dies of melanoma almost every hour (every 68 minutes). In 2005, 7,770 deaths will be attributed to melanoma – 4,910 men and 2,860 women. Older Caucasian males have the highest mortality rates from melanoma.
* The incidence of melanoma more than tripled among Caucasians between 1980 and 2003.
* Invasive melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in men and the sixth most common cancer in women.
* 1 in 5 Americans will develop some form of skin cancer during their lifetime. Five or more sunburns double your risk of developing skin cancer
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