Doctor shares 'one of best ways to spot' skin cancer as UK diagnoses top 20,000 for first time

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Doctor shares 'one of best ways to spot' skin cancer as UK diagnoses top 20,000 for first time.

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Melanoma diagnoses in the United Kingdom have surpassed 20,000 for the first time on record, with 20,980 people receiving a diagnosis of the most serious form of skin cancer in 2022.Analysis by Cancer Research UK reveals the disease could affect as many as 26,500 individuals annually by 2040, representing increases of 23 per cent among men and 26 per cent among women.The charity attributes the rising figures to Britain's expanding and ageing population.Michelle Mitchell, chief executive of Cancer Research UK, said: "The fact that most of these cases are preventable underlines the importance of people taking sun safety seriously." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Melanoma ranks as the fifth most prevalent cancer in Britain and holds the top position worldwide.Approximately nine out of ten UK cases result from excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation, whether from sunlight or sunbeds.

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Experiencing five or more sunburns doubles an individual's melanoma risk.The heat health alerts have...

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