Approximately how many people are diagnosed with Melanoma?
i’m writing a research paper on it, and i can’t seem to find it.
also, what other interesting facts are there about melanoma?
i know all about it (one of my family members has it), but what are interesting facts that i could use to catch the readers attention?
there were about 108,000 new cases in 2007. There are many sites dedicated to Melanoma. The treatment for and living with Melanoma is different depending on how advanced the case, what stage when found. So do your research.
Here’s a good source for your paper
“Melanoma currently is the sixth most common cancer in the United States. Approximately 59,940 Americans (33,910 men and 26,030 women) will develop invasive cutaneous melanoma in 2007, with an estimated additional 48,290 or more cases of melanoma in situ. The current lifetime risk for developing invasive melanoma is 1 case per 60 Americans, a 2000% increase since 1930. This risk rises to 1 case per 32 Americans if noninvasive melanoma in situ is included.
Another good site for details is
- and the site listed by Orion above is also good.