Rates are age-adjusted for normal life expectancy and are based on cases diagnosed in the SEER 9 areas for 1975-1977 and 1995-1997, and in the SEER 22 areas for 2014-2020; all cases were followed through 2021.
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Five-year survival rates for melanoma skin cancer U.S. 1975-2021
From 2015 to 2021, the probability of a person in the U.S. surviving the first five years after being diagnosed with skin melanoma was ** percent. The survival rate was lower at ** percent between 1975 and 1977.Â
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American Cancer Society. (January 6, 2026). Five-year survival rates for melanoma of the skin in the U.S. from 1975 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/663218/skin-cancer-melanoma-survival-rate-five-years-us/
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