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Study: Melanoma rates drop sharply in teens, young adults

November 14, 2019
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For U.S. adolescents and young adults, melanoma incidence peaked around 2005, then fell sharply through 2015.
For U.S. adolescents and young adults, melanoma incidence peaked around 2005, then fell sharply through 2015.

Cases of melanoma among U.S. adolescents and young adults declined markedly from 2006 to 2015 — even as the skin cancer's incidence continued to increase among older adults and the general population during the span, new research shows. The study was posted in JAMA Dermatology.  Link to detailed story <HERE>.  

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