UK skin cancer cases reach all-time high – charity

Melanoma skin cancer cases are at an all-time high, with 20,800 people expected to be diagnosed this year in the UK.

Analysis by Cancer Research UK shows rates of melanoma have increased by almost a third over a decade, from 21 to 28 per 100,000 people between 2007-09 and 2017-19.

Among those aged over 80, there was a 57% rise, while among those