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
Key Findings:
Rankings
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
Men
Women
Methodology

Content: Folks in warm sunny states are living in an environment where the sun is out almost year round. The year round presence of the sun has people hyper aware of protection from the sun. That’s applying an SPF sunscreen daily or wearing protective clothing and hats to guard against harmful UV rays. It’s a cultural awareness of folks living in warmer states to have sun protection top of mind. Conversely, in colder states people are not as attuned to protecting themselves from the sun. Being in long sleeves and pants most of the year, people in northern states are excited to shed down into shorts and short sleeves when the seasons change. Not having sun protection top of mind as people do in warm states, northern folks are more prone to getting a sunburn when the seasons change. The shorter sun exposure without sun protection leaves northern people more susceptible to sunburn. Men disproportionately affected by melanoma
Men have a rate of 28.4 new melanoma cases, compared to 17.7 per 100,000 women. The likely causes of men being disproportionately affected go back to sunscreen usage and work environments.