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 There were around 14,500 new cases of malignant melanoma in the UK in 2013, thatâs 40 cases diagnosed every day. 2  Malignant melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in the UK (2013).  Malignant melanoma accounts for 4% of all new cases in the UK (2013).