Australia continues to top the global chart for skin cancer burden

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Australia has one of the highest skin cancer disease burdens in the world, topping the charts for both malignant melanoma and basal cell carcinoma, and being among the highest for squamous cell carcinoma. The researchers analysed data from 1990 to 2023 and found that Australia had one of the highest burdens as measured by disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), which is the years of life lost due to premature death plus years lived with disability. The research suggests that the global burden of skin cancer will increase through 2050.

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conference: JAMA Dermatology

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Organisation/s: Jinan University, China

Funder: This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation (grant No. 82202851), the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (grant Nos. JCYJ20220530151817038, JCYJ20240813104107011, and JCYJ20250604142421029), and the Shenzhen People’s Hospital Physician Scientist Training Five Three Program (grant No. SYWGSJCYJ202506).

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