Is skin cancer a serious disease in Virginia?
Death rates from skin cancer appear to be rising in Virginia, according to mortality data, with a sharp increase indicated in the 50-64 age group. Geographic configuration of the data suggests environmental changes, and the author sees the need for a formal study of Virginia's skin cancer mortality.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality*; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D014768:Virginia