Skin cancer link to deprived areas

People with melanoma — the most dangerous type of skin cancer — are less likely to survive if they are from a deprived area, it has emerged.

Melanoma, one of the most common cancers in the world and the leading cause of death from skin disease, is increasing faster than any other cancer and is rising rapidly in Ireland.

About 720 cases of mel-anoma are diagnosed in Ireland every year and, currently, more women are affected than men.