Steep rise in skin cancer since 1960s
The risk of developing more than one skin melanoma over a ten-year period has seen a ten-fold increase in Sweden since the 1960s, a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Lund University published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports. The researchers suspect that the increase is due to a change in holiday customs with more active sunbathing and overseas trips to southern climes.“There are many health benefits to being outside, but it would be good if studies like this could encourage people to protect their skin better and find other ways to enjoy their