UK skin cancer deaths higher in men than women

UK skin cancer deaths higher in men than women More men are dying from melanoma skin cancer than women in the UK, Cancer Research UK is warning as the country's heatwave continues.

Rates of the cancer, which can develop in sun-damaged skin, have been rising in both men and women in recent years.

Late diagnosis may be part of the reason why men are faring worse. BBC News

See also:

• Skin cancer death rates in men risen dramatically in the last 50 years Cancer Research UK
• Skin cancer death rates have TRIPLED in men since 1970s The Daily Mail