Undergo at least once a year to a control of the in It is a good practice that allows you to reduce the risk of identifying a melanoma late, especially for some categories of people. The data relating to our country are clear: in 2024 in Italy approximately were estimated 12,941 new diagnoses of melanoma of the skin7,069 between men and 5,872 among women, statistics that confirm how melanoma is the third most frequent tumor in both sexes under the age of 50.
To further confirm the importance of frequent controls on the state of ours in theWide research published in the magazine of theAmerican Academy of Dermatology and conducted starting from the results of 38 clinical studies that involved a total of 20,106 cases of melanoma: Seven out of ten melanomas do not originate from in the already present on the skinbut from new stains or injuries. In the pre -existing, albeit to monitor, they are not the main responsible for this skin tumor.