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Hey loosilu, why do you think the CDC says that skin cancer is the most common cancer in the US yet the source they cite doesn't say that.

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Feb 26 '11, 20:51

http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/uscs/toptencancers.aspx

http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/ (www.cdc.gov)

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Checking your link ... the top ten list says it is for "Invasive" cancers. Maybe skin cancers are mostly non-invasive? -- nm - loosilu Feb 27, 05:33 1
- AHA! there's a note that it excludes basal and squamous cell carcinomas. - loosilu Feb 27, 05:36
because one kills before you know you have it and the other commontype you can have for 20_30 years before its an issue -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 26, 21:20 2
- Hmm, I think your logic may be correct. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 26, 21:26 1
  - unless you have every mole and weird color splotch looked at every year, by the time a melanoma starts making you ill its already spread to other - zeitgeist Feb 26, 22:49

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