Incidence of melanoma on the rise among children and young adults

The incidence of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has increased by more than 250{c754d8f4a6af077a182a96e5a5e47e38ce50ff83c235579d09299c097124e52d} among children, adolescents and young adults since 1973, according to award-winning research to be presented by Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 51st Annual Meeting in Chicago.

The incidence of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, has increased by more than 250{c754d8f4a6af077a182a96e5a5e47e38ce50ff83c235579d09299c097124e52d} among children, adolescents and young adults since 1973, according to award-winning research to be presented by Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 51st Annual Meeting in Chicago.
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