Switzerland has the highest rate of skin cancer in Europe, with some 2,000 cases being diagnosed every year
Men seem to be particularly vulnerable. Over the past two decades, detection rates have sharply increased and melanoma is now the fourth most prevalent cancer in Switzerland. (SF/swissinfo.ch)
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