Melanoma skin cancer is the 5th most common cancer in the UK, accounting for about 4 in every 100 new cancer cases. There are around 16,700 new melanoma skin cancer cases in the UK every year. The number of cases has more than doubled over a period of 30 years or so, partly because it is being picked up more easily by dermatologists and family doctors.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/cancer/skin-cancer-types/melanoma-skin-cancer