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CDC provides leadership for nationwide efforts to reduce illness and death caused by skin cancer. The focus of CDC's efforts is education and prevention. When in the sun, seek shade, cover up, get a hat, wear sunglasses, and use sunscreen.
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53,792 people were diagnosed with melanomas of the skin in 2005.†* |
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8,345 people died from melanomas of the skin in 2005.†* |
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Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. |
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†U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.
*The most recent year for which statistics are currently available.
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