'Short-term episodes of acute burns (particularly in childhood) increase the risk of melanoma.'
says sun exposure is the main cause of skin cancer, and says even short episodes of sun exposure can cause damage to the skin layers and cause damage in moles.
“Short-term episodes of acute burns increase the risk of melanoma. Chronic sun exposure over years gives an increase in risk for non-melanoma cancers ,” he adds.If you have fair skin and burn easily in the sunA history of malignant melanoma in your familyHow prevalent is skin cancer in young people?, skin cancer is the third most common cancer for those aged 15 to 24 years, making up 15% of all cancer diagnoses for this age group.
“Most skin cancers occur in adults because of the time required to accumulate sufficient UV- dependent sun damage,” Dr Abha Gulati, consultant dermatologist at says. “When skin cancer occurs in childhood it may be due to an underlying skin or general medical problem which predisposes to more skin cancers.”By
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