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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Skin cancer warning as UK cases reach record high with cheap package holidays blamed

EPA

Cases of deadly skin cancer across age groups have reached a record high in the UK with 17,500 people diagnosed each year, a charity has said.

According to Cancer Research UK, the boom of cheap holiday packages in the 1960s has been linked to the rise in melanoma skin cancer among older adults.

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