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Mayo Clinic Study Finds Dramatic Rise in Skin Cancer in Young Adults

Researchers speculate indoor tanning bed use, childhood sunburns are key culprits

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ROCHESTER, Minn.–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2012.  Even as the rates of some cancers are falling, Mayo Clinic is seeing an alarming trend: the dramatic rise of skin cancer, especially among people under 40. According to a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published in the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, the incidence of melanoma has escalated, and young women are the hardest hit.

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