Surprising melanoma facts!

MELANOMA
Approximately 59,940 melanomas will be diagnosed this year, with nearly 8,110 resulting in death.


Incidence
Deaths
Men:
33,910
5,220
Women:
26,030
2,890

More than 20 people die each day from skin cancer, primarily melanoma.
1 in 59 men and women will be diagnosed with melanoma during their lifetime.
One blistering sunburn in childhood more than doubles a person's chances of developing melanoma later in life.
While melanoma is uncommon in African-Americans, Latinos, and Asians, it is most deadly for these populations because it is more likely to develop undetected.
Survival rate for patients with early detection is about 99%. The survival rate falls to between and 65% or higher, depending on how far the disease has spread.
The cost of melanoma in the U.S. is more than $740 million annually.