Facts About Melanoma

•Melanoma increased 690% in the U.S. from 1950 to 2001.

•There will be about 60,000 cases of melanoma this year.

•There will be about 8,000 melanoma deaths this year.

•Every 65 minutes, one person dies of melanoma in the U.S.

•Melanoma is the 6th most common cancer in men and women .

•Melanoma is the MOST COMMON cancer in women age 25-29.

•Caucasians are 10 times more likely to develop melanoma than other races.