Title: States With the Highest Rate of Skin Cancer | QuoteWizard
Headings: States With the Highest Rate of Skin Cancer
States With the Highest Rate of Skin Cancer
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Sunburns a leading cause of melanoma
Residents of southern states protect themselves better than those in northern states
Men disproportionately affected by melanoma
States where men and women are most affected by melanoma
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States With the Highest Rate of Skin Cancer
by Adam Johnson | June 24, 2019
Key Findings: Cooler, northern states have the highest rate of new melanoma cases. Warmer, southern state actually have lower rates of new melanoma cases. Behaviors in sun exposure likely biggest factor in new melanoma cases. Males are disproportionately affected by new melanoma cases compared to women
If you were to take a guess at which states are most prone to skin cancer, you would suspect warm, sunny states like California, Texas, or Arizona. The year round sunshine and UV exposure must put those states at a higher risk for skin cancer. Right? When looking at the numbers on skin cancer rates around the country we were shocked to find those assumptions were the opposite of what the data shows. States with the highest rate of new melanoma cases were actually northern, colder weather states like Utah, Vermont, and Minnesota. Rankings
We looked at 2016 CDC Cancer Statistics to find which states had the highest rate of new melanoma cases.