Advances in Prevention and Surveillance of Cutaneous Malignancies

In the last two decades, the U.S. has seen a dramatic rise in the rates of both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, which are linked to ultraviolet radiation exposure.1 Non-melanoma skin cancer, which include basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, are the most common malignancies in the U.S.. Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer, and it has been projected that nearly 100,000 new cases of melanoma will be diagnosed in this country by the end of 2019.2

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