THE number of North men admitted to hospital for skin cancer treatment has increased by more than 40 per cent in five years, according to a new report.
Men from the North-East and North-West have the highest increase in admission rates in England, higher than the national average of 22.8 per cent, according to results of the NatWest/Marie Curie Cancer Care Skin Cancer survey.
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