In the United States, over 1,000,000 people are expected to get BCC or SCC this year. An additional 47,700 will develop melanoma. An estimated 7,700 individuals will die from melanoma. To understand the significant increase in skin cancer rates, consider these facts. In the 1930s the lifetime risk of getting invasive melanoma was 1 in 1500.
People living in California have a greater risk for melanoma than the national average.
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