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UK melanoma uptick

The incidence of the most serious skin cancer in the UK is now five times higher than it was in the 1970s, reports [s]BBC News[/s]. [b]Cancer Research UK[/b] statistics show more than 13,000 people develop malignant melanoma each year, compared with around 1,800 in the mid-1970s. It says the rise is partly due to rising popularity, from the late 60s, of package holidays to Europe. Sun bed use has also fuelled the increase, CRUK said.

[link url=http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27065916]– BBC News[/link]

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