/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2281/all en /newsroom/channels/news/melanoma-map-shows-skin-cancer-rise-canada-339957 <p>Rates of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, are on the rise in Canada. Those living in southern and coastal areas are most at risk, according to a new study led by ���ϲ����� University.</p> <p>“Cutaneous melanoma causes more deaths than any other skin cancer, accounting for 1.9 per cent of all cancer deaths in men and 1.2 per cent in women in Canada. Globally, there were 290,000 new cases of this form of skin cancer in 2018,” says Dr. <a href="/newsroom/ivan-litvinov">Ivan Litvinov</a>, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at ���ϲ����� University.</p> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 20:52:10 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288209 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-global-wetlands-map-241106 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:35:42 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 21886 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/wallace%E2%80%99s-century-old-map-natural-world-updated-219609 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:47:13 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 12343 at /newsroom