ONS publish cancer statistics which helps to measure cancer in England. This SlideShare aims to tell the story of melanoma skin cancer over the past 20 years

1. Skin Cancer in England
A look at melanoma skin cancer over 20 years

2. This SlideShare aims to tell the story of melanoma
skin cancer over the past 20 years
ONS publish cancer statistics which helps to measure cancer
burden in England

3. Skin cancer diagnosis increases in 20 years
The number of melanoma skin cancer registrations was
12,993 in 2014 – up from 4,777 in 1995
Taking out the impact of an increasing and ageing population the
incidence rate has more than doubled since 1995
Age-standardised rate per 100,000
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1995 2014
11.2 25.7

4. Exposure to sunlight is a high risk factor.
The number of UK residents going on holiday abroad
doubled from 1980 to 1989
Million UK residents
0
1980 1989
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
12.9m6.2m

5. Skin cancer is more common in older people
Over half (60%) of newly diagnosed skin cancer cases
are in people aged 60 and over
(This could be due to exposure to UV light from an early age)
Newly diagnosed cases of skin cancer
0 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90+
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000

6. But it affects all ages
In 2014, skin cancer was the second most common type
of cancer diagnosed for 15 to 49 year olds
64%
All Others
9.9%
Colorectal
10.8%
Skin Cancer
15.3%
Testicular
40.5%
All Others
42.2%
Breast
9.3%
Skin Cancer
8.1%
Cervix

7. Males are more likely to get skin cancer
Male skin cancer rates have increased at a greater rate than for
females over the twenty years from 1995
Age-standardised rate per 100,000
0
1995 2000 2005 2010 2014
5
10
15
20
25
30 ---- Male ---- Female

8. Early diagnosis of skin cancer results
in higher survival
If diagnosed early enough, you are no more likely to die within a year of
melanoma skin cancer diagnosis than if you had no cancer at all
But a late diagnosis results in you being twice as likely to die than
if you had no cancer at all

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