Skin cancer numbers in Spain have increased by 40 percent in the last four years. Here's what to know about it and the difference in treatments between public and private healthcare.
Esme Fox - esme@thelocal.es
Updated: Thu 30 Jul 2026 13:15 CET
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Skin cancer diagnosis. Photo: Ben Schamisso / NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY-UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM / AFP
Skin cancer numbers in Spain have increased by 40 percent in the last four years. Here's what to know about it and the difference in treatments between public and private healthcare.
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