World Skin Cancer Foundation

FAQ’s

Almost 8,000 people will die of melanoma this year. That is about one person every hour. About 5,000 will be men and 3,000 will be women.
From 1950 to 2001 the incidence of melanoma has increased almost 700% and the death rate has increased 165%.
One person in 5 will develop skin cancer during their life.
Five sunburns make it twice as likely you will develop skin cancer.
The total direct cost of treating melanoma in 2004 was $291,000,000 and the cost for non-melanoma skin cancers was $1,500,000,000.