Irish women more prone to melanoma than most in EU

IRISH women are more likely to suffer from a potentially fatal form of skin cancer is than most of their European counterparts.

A new study shows that the incidence of invasive melanoma for women in Ireland is the fourth highest of 26 countries tested. The incidence of men in Ireland contracting melanoma is not as great but, at eighth, is still way above the European average.

Affected people of both sexes are also more likely to survive in the North than in the south, a survey compiled by the National Cancer Registry shows.