The American Cancer Society's most recent estimates for melanoma in the United States are for 2012:
- About 76,250 new cases of melanoma
- About 9,180 deaths from melanoma
Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers. Melanoma accounts for less than 5% of skin cancer cases. But it causes most skin cancer deaths. The number of new cases of melanoma in the United States has been increasing for at least 30 years. Overall, the lifetime risk of getting melanoma is about 1 in 50 for whites, 1 in 1,000 for blacks, and 1 in 200 for Hispanics.
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