In the period 2016 to 2018, the incidence of melanoma skin cancer diagnoses in the United Kingdom was 28.7 cases per 100,000 for men and 24.7 cases per 100,000 for women. The rate of skin cancer has increased significantly in the UK since 1993, and from 2004/2006 onwards the rate of skin cancer has been higher in men compared to women.
Incidence of melanoma skin cancer in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1993 to 2018, by gender
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Cancer Research UK. (October 6, 2021). Incidence of melanoma skin cancer in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1993 to 2018, by gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154549/melanoma-skin-cancer-in-the-uk/
Cancer Research UK. "Incidence of melanoma skin cancer in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1993 to 2018, by gender (per 100,000 population)." Chart. October 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154549/melanoma-skin-cancer-in-the-uk/
Cancer Research UK. (2021). Incidence of melanoma skin cancer in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1993 to 2018, by gender (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154549/melanoma-skin-cancer-in-the-uk/
Cancer Research UK. "Incidence of Melanoma Skin Cancer in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1993 to 2018, by Gender (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154549/melanoma-skin-cancer-in-the-uk/
Cancer Research UK, Incidence of melanoma skin cancer in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1993 to 2018, by gender (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154549/melanoma-skin-cancer-in-the-uk/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Incidence of melanoma skin cancer in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1993 to 2018, by gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Cancer Research UK, October 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1154549/melanoma-skin-cancer-in-the-uk/