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2024-11-12 09:38:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7FFED0BEF46F8BDA7A56E00FF4C0D785A8DF26ACB221B1C6CB96705E8EDBB599
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Both the claim and the conclusion are wrong. Melanoma rate in Israel in 2022 was about 2/10,000: https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-sizzling-israel-skin-cancer-awareness-week-shines-light-on-safety-in-the-sun/ High Melanoma rates do not indicate origin: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/fullarticle/2812872 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38150212/ Israel is far from the leader in Melanoma rates: https://www.wcrf.org/cancer-trends/skin-cancer-statistics/ https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/israel-does-not-have-worlds-second-highest-skin-cancer-rate-2024-04-26/ https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/middle-east/skin-cancers-cause-of-death-female
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