Melanoma : The deadl iest sk in cancer

There are 4 stages of melanoma, a person acquires each stage of melanoma from

stage 1 to stage 4

Incident rates by age

As the age of a victim goes , the chance of

death goes .

One person dies from melanoma every hour123,590 new cases of melanoma in U.S. this YEAR

80% of people that have melanoma have stage 1.

10% have stage 2.

6% have stage 3.

4% have stage 4.

Age 0 to 20

Age 20 to 34

Age 35 to 44

Age 45 to 54

Age 55 to 64

Age 65+

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The age of the victim compared to the amount of new cases of a certain stage

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Stage 2Stage 3Stage 4

Approximately .03% of the U.S population have been diagnosed with melanoma this year

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