Melanoma In Children Up 84%
2008 July 23
With an 84% increase since 1975, skin cancer in children has become the fastest growing type of the disease, even though it still represents a small percentage of overall melanoma diagnoses. Dr. Julie Lange of Johns Hopkins says that doctors often miss it since symptoms vary between children and adults, and they simply aren’t expecting it because “…for so long, it was a disease for the middle aged and elderly. San Diego medical clinical trials
