Skin cancer is as common as all of the other cancers combined; there were 1.3 million new cases of skin cancer in 2009 according to the American Cancer Society. Melanoma, the most deadly of the skin cancers, has steadily increased over the last few decades.  In those younger than 30 years old, melanoma has tripled! Also, skin cancer is not limited to the fair skinned among us, all ethnicities can develop melanoma. The Hispanic and African American birth to death risk is much higher than Caucasians due to delay in diagnosis.