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anyone can get skin cancer , but there

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are some factors that increase the

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likelihood of developing the disease .

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These are called risk factors . Doctor

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Patel . Can you tell us about some of

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the risk factors and causes of skin

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cancer ? Of course , Dr music ? Skin

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cancer occurs when damage to the DNA of

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skin cells leads to genetic mutations

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or defects . These mutations cause the

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skin cells to grow uncontrollably and

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for malignant tumors , the DNA damage

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that starts this process is most often

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the result of ultraviolet or UV

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radiation from sunshine or tanning beds .

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For this reason , spending a lot of

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time in the sun or in tanning beds and

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having been sunburned are major risk

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factors for developing skin cancer .

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Too much UV radiation exposure is

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especially dangerous for Children and

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adolescents as it increases their risk

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of developing skin cancer later in life .

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Other risk factors for skin cancer

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include having light coloured skin hair

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and eyes , having a large number of

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moles , having a family history of skin

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cancer and being over the age of 50 .