-Melanoma is the fastest growing cancer in the U.S.
-Melanoma is the most common type of cancer in young adults age 25-29.
-Most melanoma is curable in the early stages with an over 90% survival rate, but the most deadly form of skin cancer when found too late.
-Melanoma can develop anywhere on the body including eyes, hands, scalp, and feet.
-Exposure to tanning beds before the age of 35 increases a person's risk by 75%.
-Younger people who regularly use tanning beds are 8 times more likely to develop melanoma.
-Occasional tanning bed use triples your risk.
-The most dangerous aspect of melanoma is its ability to spread to other parts of the body-most often the brain, lungs, and liver.
-It takes only one blistering sunburn, especially at a young age, to more than double a person's chance of developing melanoma.
-In 2013, it is estimated that in the US there will be 70,230 new cases of melanoma. That means someone will be given a melanoma diagnosis every 8 minutes. Someone dies from melanoma every hour.
-Melanoma doesn't discriminate. It strikes men and women of all different ages, races, and skin tones. Bob Marley died of melanoma at the age of 36.
I can't emphasize enought the importance of regular skin checks! Unfortunatly, we didn't discover Braden's mole early enough and it had already spread to his lymph nodes. Don't be scared...just get checked. It could save your life!
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