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Melanoma rates have risen 50 percent among young women in the U.S. since 1980, a trend that might be related to an increase in the use of tanning parlors and exposure to the sun, according to a report released Thursday. Among young men, melanoma rates have remained steady, the report found.
The most lethal skin cancer, melanoma occurs in pigment- producing skin cells. The American Cancer Society estimates that 62,480 new cases and 8,420 deaths will occur from melanoma in the U.S. this year.
The report in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology analyzed more than 20,000 cases of melanoma in people ages 15 to 39.
