High skin cancer rates likely to continue.
16th Nov 2005, 17:27 GMT
Skin cancer diagnoses in New Zealand are likely to continue at high rates for several more years before dropping, SunSmart New Zealand says. Regional data released today by the New Zealand Health Information Service (NZHIS) on melanoma diagnoses and related deaths shows consistent growth at about 7 per cent a year nationally over 10 years. The data varies greatly, with Bay of Plenty, Wanganui and
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