(CNN) States with the highest rates of melanoma cases linked to ultraviolet radiation are spread across the United States on the East and West coasts, in Hawaii and in landlocked states, according to a study published Monday in the International Journal of Cancer.

Melanoma is one of the most rapidly increasing cancers in the United States, jumping 2% per year between 2005 and 2015 in both men and women, the study found, with an estimated 151,000 cases a year by 2030 up from just over 96,000 in 2019, if current trends continue.

It is also the deadliest type of all skin cancers and linked to UV radiation exposure in nearly 95% of all cases in the United States. It's potentially preventable, because diagnoses are associated with "excessive sun exposure and indoor tanning," the authors said.

"High indoor tanning prevalence among teen girls in the late 1990s is likely a contributing factor," said lead study author Dr. Farhad Islami, a cancer epidemiologist with the American Cancer Society , referring to the rising number of melanoma diagnoses.

The strength of ultraviolet radiation is generally measured by UV index and is higher in the United States closer to the equator, including Southern states, California and Hawaii, researchers said.

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