In the United States Alone:

• Skin Cancer is the most common cancer.

• 1 in 5 people contracts it over the course of a lifetime.

• Over 9,800 skin cancers are diagnosed per day.

• There are more than 12,000 skin cancer deaths per year in the US alone and countless disfiguring surgeries.

• From 2007 to 2011, 4.9 million patients were treated per year.

• Incidence of skin cancer continues to increase alarmingly from 3.4M (2002-2006) to 4.9M (2007-2011).

Actual cost for Skin cancer treatment likely exceeds $20 Billion annually.

Despite these trends, skin cancer detection lacks standardized and effective imaging tools.