Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. About one in two people who grow up here will develop some form of skin cancer, and more than 1600 Australians die from melanoma each year — the most dangerous form of skin cancer.
The major cause of skin cancer is exposure to UV radiation from the sun and other sources, such as solariums. But the good news is that skin cancer is almost totally preventable and that most skin cancers can be cured if found and treated early.
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