The number of cases has broken a record, and experts believe the rise is due to an aging population and the fact that more and more people are going to the doctor and reporting cancer. In addition, lots of sunbathing and many vacations abroad are among the reasons.
According to data analyzed by NHS Digital and the British Dermatological Association
In 2019, 22,492 cases of skin cancer were recorded
In England, a 26 percent increase from 17,677 in 2013. Between 2013 and 2019, the total was more than 1.4 million.
More needs to be done to prevent skin cancer
We are fast approaching a quarter of a million cases per year in England. We estimate that one in five people will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. While there is more that needs to be done to prevent skin cancer, we also need to increase the resources available to deal with the rise
Said Tanya Blaker, President of the British Association of Dermatologists.
In 2019, there were 15,000 332 cases of skin cancer compared to 12,885 in 2013. Melanoma is less common than other skin cancers, but it can be more deadly.
With squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, 47,000,977 people were enrolled in 2019, compared to 34,000,672 people in 2013. This skin cancer can usually be cured when caught early. There is already a cure for the most common type of skin cancer in Hungary.
In 2019, there were 158,934 basal cell carcinomas, compared to 128,406 in 2013. This type of disease usually does not spread.
He also wrote that the number of rare skin cancer cases in 2019 also amounted to 1,849 compared to 1,714 in 2013. daily Mail.
(Cover Photo: Holiday Homes in Croatia on September 14, 2021. Photo: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Getty Images Hungary)
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