According to a new study using state and federal data from 2015-2018, residents of rural Michigan counties are significantly more likely to get melanoma – skin cancer – than urban residents.

Why skin cancer afflicts some Michigan counties more than others

Residents of rural Michigan counties are significantly more likely to get melanoma, or skin cancer, than urban residents, according to a study. One reason: a lack of dermatologists in rural counties. “Michigan has nearly double the number of dermatologists per capita practicing in urban counties,” the research team said. Thirty-eight of the state’s 62 rural …

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