Alfonso Berrocal

Alfonso Berrocal

Alfonso Berrocal
Position

Associate Professor of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Valencia; Chief Physician of the Medical Oncology Department, Valencia University General Hospital Consortium

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Cases of skin cancer in people over the age of 65 will increase in the coming decades

Research analyzing data from more than 200 countries concludes that people over the age of 65 will face an increase in skin cancer cases over the next two decades. The study, published in JAMA Dermatology, used data from 1990 to 2021 and made estimates through 2050. Men and people living in countries with higher sociodemographic indices showed a higher incidence.

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