Nearly 90 % of melanoma cases are due to exposure to UV light. (health.com)
50 % of English families with 3 or more melanoma cases have CDKN2A mutations but only 12 % of families with 2 or 3 cases [12 - 15]. (genomel.org)
And with the number of melanoma cases increasing each year, it is believed that the disease could become one of the most common types of cancer in the United States by 2030. (sciencedaily.com)