Pa. area site of ‘skin cancer cluster’

Researchers at the Penn State Cancer Institute have been analyzing cancer registry data from over the past five years or so.

What they found is that there’s a 15-county stretch in Pennsylvania where adults of a certain age have a higher chance of getting melanoma.

Published last week, the report — published in the JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics — states that this “skin cancer cluster” is situated in the south central region of the state. This includes Lycoming and York counties, among others…

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