Skin Cancer: Survival Breakthroughs, but Disease on the Rise

Skin Cancer: Survival Breakthroughs, but Disease on the Rise
Skin cancer sufferers in Scotland have a better chance of survival than ever with 8 out of 10 beating the disease, according to a report, which may be good news for sunbathers. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Skin cancer sufferers in Scotland have a better chance of survival than ever before with eight out of ten beating the disease, according to a new report.

This may be good news for sunbathers but the report from Cancer Research UK (CRUK) says the incidence of malignant melanoma is still on the increase and is the second most prevalent cancer among young people.

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