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IRELAND IS THE 14th most susceptible nation in the world for skin cancer, with 16% of those diagnosed dying.
That is according to a new study by German dermatology group Derma Plus.
Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. However, if detected early, it can be one of the easiest to cure.
The study shows that Ireland has 859 new cases of melanoma a year, which works out at 4.02 on a population basis. New Zealand, which tops the survey, has 10, with 2,473 cases a year and a population similar to Ireland.
The survey shows 16% of people, or 137, diagnosed with the disease will die. When coupled with health spending and life expectancy, Ireland is given a 9.6 score, with Sweden’s 8.4 being the best and Nigeria’s 57 the worst.
“The incidence of both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers has increased dramatically over the past decades,” said Professor Dietrick Abeck, Chief Medical Advisor for Derma Plus.
“Worldwide, more than 3-million non-melanoma skin cancers and 150,000 melanoma skin cancers are diagnosed each year. One in every three cancers diagnosed is a skin cancer.”
Ireland’s rate of skin cancer is down to skin colour and average UV factor. The leading countries – Australia and New Zealand have similar reasons.
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Thought google was around longer than 1998
@Billy Nomates: That’s the only one I got right!
@Billy Nomates: it was yahoo who was the number one search engine, back then in the dail up internet days
5 out of 10…considering my age i thought i would have remembered more…happy new year to all.
Most of the kids on here are too young to remember 1998.
I remember working on work projects in 1998. I mustn’t have turned on the radio once that year.
10/10 proving that your favourite tweeting ex MP/TD/Republican Terrorist is stuck in a time warp.
@Baron Adams TD: happy New Year, Jorry.
Who to F**k were Aqua.
I haven’t a clue who Aqua were.
Happy New Year, all.
@ktsiwot: how could you forget ” I’m a Barbie girl in a Barbie world “!
@Darcy: Damn, I mixed them up with Roxette!!!
You would know if you were young in 1998. seems every day in the car was hearing one of their hits at the time. Cartoons Witch Doctor followed, just to keep with the 20 years old stuff.
I can’t recollect even 2018. Now you are talking things that were happened about a decade back!
@Dr. Udaya Khandavilli: 2 decades
@David Clements: Haha
5 out of 10 – surprised there was no question on Le Tour de Dopage which started in Dublin that year and triggered the Festina Affair
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