Global burden of cutaneous melanoma attributable to ultraviolet radiation in 2012

A new study by scientists from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) shows the urgent need to promote behaviour changes to decrease individual sun exposure, the leading cause of melanoma of the skin. The study, published today in the International Journal of Cancer, shows that globally an estimated 168 000 new cases of melanoma in 2012 were linked to excess exposure to ultraviolet radiation, 149 000 of which occurred in high-risk populations.

Arnold M, de Vries E, Whiteman DC, Jemal A, Bray F, Parkin DM, et al.
Global burden of cutaneous melanoma attributable to ultraviolet radiation in 2012
Int J Cancer. Published online 7 May 2018;
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.31527

Read article