Melanoma cases reach all-time high - charity

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By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor

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.