The diagnoses of skin cancer in Spain have increased in recent years. One of the main causes of its occurrence is excessive exposure to the sun and rising temperatures, good weather and closeness to summer make this time the most appropriate to boost its prevention and this Monday is celebrated the European Day of Prevention Of Skin Cancer.

Skin cancer is the most frequent tumor, surpassing that of breast, colon and prostate together, according to the study "Incidence and mortality of cutaneous cancer in Spain: systematic review and meta-analysis" conducted by the Dermatological Institute GlobalDerm and presented last Friday by Its director, Antonio Tejera Vaquerizo. Carcinomas -basocellular and epidermoid- and melanomas in the form of nevus or moles are the major types that exist.

"Every year 160 cases are detected - excluding melanoma - for every 100,000 people in Spain and every year around 4,000 new melanomas are diagnosed nationwide - out of 130,000 worldwide - according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More information.