Melanoma Statistics in the United States

• In 2012, more than 116,000 people will be diagnosed with the disease.
• By 2012, it is estimated that one in 50 people will be diagnosed with melanoma.
• Melanoma is on the rise more than any other cancer.
• One person dies nearly every hour from melanoma.
• Melanoma affects people of every age and every race.
• The incidence rate for children 18 and under increased 84 percent from 1975 to 2005.
• Government funding for medical research, including melanoma research, has been reduced, making the work of nonprofit organizations like Outrun the Sun, Inc. essential.
  

Clinical Trials

For more information about clinical trials for melanoma please visit the National Cancer Insitute.