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 Like most cancers, skin cancer is more common with increasing age, but malignant melanoma rates are disproportionately high in younger people. 2  More than one-third of all cases of malignant melanoma occur in people aged under 55. Nearly all (97%) people diagnosed with malignant melanoma skin cancer in England and Wales survive their disease for one year or more (2010-11). 2  Malignant melanoma skin cancer survival is higher in women than men. 3  Malignant melanoma skin cancer survival is highest for people diagnosed aged under 40 years old.