Skin cancer cases have shot up in the UK in the past few decades, with the boom of cheap package holidays from the 60s seen as a big factor BawdenTom looks at the factors that have come together to push up incidence rates since the early 1990s
cases have shot up in the UK in the past few decades to record levels, with the boom of cheap package holidays from the 60s seen as a big factor.figures, melanoma skin cancer incidence rates in men have almost tripled since the early 90s, with a near 50 per cent jump in the past decade alone.rates in females have around doubled in three decades – with a 30 per cent increase in the past 10 years, it says.
This sees many spending large amounts of time in the sun or forgoing sun screen, which can protect against cancerous rays but also reduces any tan . The increase in skin cancer cases among men is rising even faster than for women, according to Cancer Research UK – although the reasons for that are unclear.
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