© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Table One: Numbers and rates of new cases for malignant melanoma, UK by country, 2006 EnglandWalesScotlandN.IrelandUK Cases Males4, ,803 Females4, ,607 Persons8, ,410 Crude rate per 100,000 population Males Females Persons Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population Males % CI Females % CI Persons % CI

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure One: Percentage distribution of malignant melanoma on parts of the body

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Two: Numbers of new cases and age specific incidence rates, by sex, malignant melanoma, UK 2006

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Three: Melanoma incidence by health authority, males, UK and Ireland,

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Four: European age-standardised* incidence rates, malignant melanoma by sex, EU, 2002 estimates * to the European standard population

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Five: World age-standardised* incidence rates, malignant melanoma, by sex, 2002 estimates * to the European standard population

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Six: Age-standardised* (European) incidence rates, malignant melanoma, by sex, Great Britain, * to the European standard population

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Seven (a): Age-specific incidence rates, malignant melanoma, males, Great Britain

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Seven (b): Age-specific incidence rates, malignant melanoma, females, Great Britain

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Eight: Solar UV Radiation in relation to the Earth and ozone layer

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Table Two: Age-standardised incidence rates* per 100,000 population for malignant melanoma, by race and sex, , USA MalesFemales All races White Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander Black *standardised to the 2000 US Std Population

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Nine: Percentage of men and women who used a sunbed or tanning machine in the past 6 months, Great Britain, 1999

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Table Three: Categories of people who should not use sunbeds as recommended by WHO

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Table Four: Skin phototype

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Table Five: Seven point checklist for pigmented lesions Major featuresMinor features change in sizeinflammation irregular pigmentationitch/altered sensation irregular borderlesion larger than others oozing/crusting

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Table Six: Tumour thickness, excision margins, survival and follow-up Thickness of tumourExcision marginsApproximate 5 year survivalFollow-up In situ2-5mm>95%One follow-up Less than 1mm1cm>95%3 monthly for 3 years 1-2mm1-2cm80-90%3 monthly for 3 years 2-4mm2-3cm (2cm preferred)60-75%then 6 monthly for Greater than 4mm2-3cm30-50%a further 2 years

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Ten: Five-year age-standardised* survival for patients aged diagnosed with malignant melanoma, by sex, England and Wales, * to the European standard population

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Eleven: Five-year survival by tumour thickness, patients diagnosed , by sex, Scotland

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Twelve: Age-standardised* five-year relative survival rate, by age, malignant melanoma, by sex, England and Wales, * to the European standard population

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Table Seven: Numbers of deaths and rates for malignant melanoma, UK by country, 2007 EnglandWalesScotlandN.IrelandUK Deaths Males ,104 Females Persons1, ,042 Crude rate per 100,000 population Males Females Persons Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population Males CI 95% Females CI 95% Persons CI 95%

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Thirteen: Numbers of deaths and age-specific mortality rates by sex, malignant melanoma, UK, 2007

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Fourteen (a): Age-specific mortality rates, malignant melanoma, males, UK,

© Cancer Research UK 2006 Registered charity number Figure Fourteen (b): Age-specific mortality rates for malignant melanoma, females, UK,