Melanoma Archives

Map of the United States color-coded by incidence rates per 100,000 people, with each state shaded in varying tones ranging from light to dark to indicate lower to higher rates. Numerical values are displayed on each state, showing specific incidence rates. A legend in the lower corner provides a color scale corresponding to the rate ranges. The map includes all 50 states, with Alaska and Hawaii shown inset at smaller scale on the left, and a title at the top referencing incidence cases per 100,000.

Is Oregon a Hotbed for Melanoma?

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Over the last 50 years, the global rate of melanoma incidence has increased dramatically, on average between 3-5 percent per year. In the US alone, almost 100,000 new cases of…

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It’s Don’t Fry Day!

Friday, May 28, 2021

The Friday of Memorial Day Weekend is “Don’t Fry Day”! PROTECT YOUR SKIN TODAY AND EVERY DAY There will be over five million new cases of skin cancer diagnosed in…