“The risk of skin cancer, malignant melanoma, now appears to be decreasing in Sweden—at least in those under 50, according to a new study…

The results show that the new-onset curves for people over 50 years of age are steadily increasing, but for the age groups younger than 50 years, the new-onset curves started to decrease around 2015.

‘This is the first time we see this in Sweden, and we are actually the first European country to report a decline,’ says Hildur Helgadottir.

In terms of mortality, the curves have also turned downwards for ages up to 59, but not for those over 60. Hildur Helgadottir believes that the decrease in mortality in the younger groups is due both to a reduction in the incidence of the disease and to the introduction of new oncological drugs that have improved the prognosis for the disease. She believes that the fact that mortality is not decreasing in the elderly is because the incidence of the disease is still so high in this group.”

From EurekAlert!