Marin Melanoma Rates 60% Higher Than Rest of California
Melanoma rates in Marin County are 43% higher than other San Francisco Bay Area counties and 60% higher than rates in California overall, according to a report by the Cancer Prevention Institute of California. The findings were based on data in the California Cancer Registry from 1988 to 2011.
- "Marin County Melanoma Risk 60 Percent Higher Than State Total" (Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle, 7/22).