The Gallup analysis finds the largest concentrations in the West â and not just in the expected places like San Francisco and Portland, Ore. Among the nationâs 50 largest metropolitan areas, Denver and Salt Lake City are also in the top 10.
The most significant cost increase occurred in treatment for people with melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. The study found that the cost of treatment jumped 106 percent, rising from $2,320 annually to $4,789 annually.
1 More than 80 percent of skin cancer deaths are from melanoma. 2  In the United States, the number of new cases of melanoma (a type of malignant skin cancer) has more than doubled in the past 20 years. 3  Florida has the second highest rate of melanoma cases in the nation.