Skin Cancer Statistics

Melanoma is the second most common cancer in adolescents and young adults ages 15-25 and the 1st most common in ages 25-29.
The incidence of melanoma has more than doubled in people ages 15-39 since 1973.
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. It is estimated that 77,000 men and women will be diagnosed with and 9500 will die of melanoma in 2013
Adolescents and children under 18 years old are thought to have skin that is particularly vulnerable to UV radiation damage that can lead to skin cancer.
The risk of melanoma doubles after an individual experiences 5 or more sunburns.
One blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence more than doubles a person’s risk of melanoma.
People who use tanning beds before the age of 35 increase their risk of melanoma by 59%.
In 2009, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey sampled adolescents in grades 9 through 12 across the United States and found that approximately 15% of students (25.4% of females) had used an indoor tanning device at least 1 time in the past 12 months. Almost 50% of those who had used a tanning device reported at least 10 total visits in the last year.

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