Overview

• Since the early 1990s, UK melanoma incidence has climbed 2.5-fold, with rates tripling in men and doubling in women
• The charity estimates 87% of cases—about 17,100 a year—are driven by excessive ultraviolet radiation from sunlight and sunbeds
• Analysis shows 40% of men’s melanomas occur on the torso and 35% of women’s on the lower limbs, reflecting warmer-weather attire
• Projections indicate annual diagnoses could reach roughly 26,500 by 2040 without broader adoption of sun-safe habits
• Melanoma survival has doubled over the past 50 years, with nine in ten adults in England now living at least ten years after diagnosis