{"id":1301,"date":"2023-01-04T23:03:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T23:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/students\/?page_id=1301"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:27:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:27:28","slug":"skin-cancer-facts-and-stats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/students\/student-wellness-resources\/sun-safety-and-skin-cancer-prevention\/skin-cancer-facts-and-stats\/","title":{"rendered":"Skin Cancer: Facts and Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><em><span style=\"color: #444444;font-size: 16px\">-Provided by the Skin Cancer Foundation\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"vc_section\">\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"vc_custom_heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">What You Need to Know<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"vc_section\">\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-9\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element large\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCFSummerToolkit2-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Get the facts about skin cancer, the\u00a0<strong>most common cancer<\/strong>\u00a0in the United States and worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>1 in 5 Americans<\/strong>\u00a0will develop skin cancer by the age of 70.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>More than 2 people<\/strong>\u00a0die of skin cancer in the U.S. every hour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Having<strong>\u00a05 or more sunburns<\/strong>\u00a0doubles your risk for melanoma.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">When detected early, the\u00a0<strong>5-year survival rate for melanoma is 99 percent.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCFSummerToolkit11-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">More people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the U.S. than<strong> all other cancers combined<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">The annual cost of treating skin cancers in the U.S. is estimated at <strong>$8.1 billion<\/strong>: about $4.8 billion for nonmelanoma skin cancers and $3.3 billion for melanoma.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a proven human carcinogen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">The International Agency for Research on Cancer, an affiliate of the World Health Organization, includes ultraviolet (UV) tanning devices in its Group 1, a list of agents that are cancer-causing to humans. Group 1 also includes agents such as plutonium, cigarettes and solar UV radiation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Ultraviolet (UV) tanning devices were reclassified by the FDA from Class I (low risk) to Class II (moderate to high risk) devices as of September 2, 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Indoor tanning devices can emit UV radiation in amounts 10 to 15 times higher than the sun at its peak intensity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">For more information:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-information\/skin-cancer-facts\/#tanning\">https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-information\/skin-cancer-facts\/#tanning\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aad.org\/media\/stats-skin-cancer\">https:\/\/www.aad.org\/media\/stats-skin-cancer<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Additional Resources for Sun Safety:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sunsafety\">Sun Safety Information from The Environmental Protection Agency<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">The UV index informs our choices for sun protection. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ilx\/uv-index\">Click here to find your current UV level.<\/a><br \/>\nScroll down to view a chart explaining the index levels &amp; the steps we should take to protect our skin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthwise.net\/dh\/Content\/StdDocument.aspx?DOCHWID=tv6658spec#tp21147\">Additional information from Dartmouth's Dermatology Clinic\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/skincancerprevention.org\">The National Council Skin Cancer Prevention website<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fskinsmartcampus.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJamie.L.Karch.MED%40dartmouth.edu%7Ce57b5e2e00624680098208dbd14d9db5%7C995b093648d640e5a31ebf689ec9446f%7C0%7C0%7C638333903705964744%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Pa%2Fd9Ssy0XSDtI%2F9P8WaPPdvJBrsmhg3mNfLAs4faYw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Skin Smart Campus Website\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>-Provided by the Skin Cancer Foundation\u00a0 What You Need to Know Get the facts about skin cancer, the\u00a0most common cancer\u00a0in the United States and worldwide. 1 in 5 Americans\u00a0will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. 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