Skin cancer still lacks fear factor despite rise in cases

ONLY 2% of people fear getting skin cancer additional than any other form of the disease, despite official statistics which show rates are soaring.

The survey of more than 2000 adults by Cancer Research UK as well showed that more than a third of people in the UK fear cancer additional than other life-threatening conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, strokes and heart disease.

But the finding those a low numbers of people worry regarding skin cancer – or malignant melanoma – more than other forms of the disease come despite the incidence of the disease increasing considerably more than the last decade.