How common is skin cancer?

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  A Dr. Jeanine B. Downie, MD , Dermatology, answered

  According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than 3.5 million skin cancers in over 2 million people are diagnosed annually. Each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than cancers of the breast, prostate, lung, and colon combined. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime. Over the past 31 years, more people have had skin cancer than all other cancers combined.
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  A Dr. Jenny C. Hu, MD , Dermatology, answered on behalf of UCLA Health

  Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. The three most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. In 2009, more than one million people were diagnosed with skin cancer. This is more than the number of people diagnosed with breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer combined. About one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in his or her lifetime. In 2009 more than 60,000 people were diagnosed with melanoma, of which about one-sixth of them, close to 10,000, died from melanomas of the skin. Therefore, screening is very important.
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  A Dr. Elizabeth K. Hale, MD , Dermatology, answered

  Skin cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. It is estimated that one in five Americans will develop some form of skin cancer in the course of their lifetime. This risk extends to individuals of all skin types, not just those with fair skin.
  
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  A Aurora Health Care answered

  Skin cancer is a growing risk in the United States. Every hour, one American dies of skin cancer, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA statistics are alarming:
  

  • Since 1930, there has been a 1,800% rise in malignant melanomas.
  • One in five Americans will develop skin cancer.
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  A Regional Medical Center answered

  Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. Worldwide, about one in three cases of cancer is some type of skin cancer. Each year in the United States, over 2 million people are diagnosed with non-melanoma skin cancer, and over 68,000 cases of melanoma are diagnosed. It is estimated that one in five people in the United States will have some type of skin cancer. The number of skin cancer cases is increasing each year.

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