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Can I Inherit Skin Cancer, If My Parents Had It?

Can I Inherit Skin Cancer, If My Parents Had It?

by Kevin Berman, MD, PhD
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

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Reader's Question: My mother and father had skin cancer. Does this mean I will inherit skin cancer from my parents?

Dr. Berman's Response: This is a common question we hear as skin cancer is so common and many people become aware of th...

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African American Incidental (UV) Transference
kelsyhanover
Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 03:09 AM
Yes, if your parents had skin cancer you can inherit it. I did. Be aware that this makes us even more succeptible to the melanomas caused by blacks: African American Incidental (UV) Transference. Black people abosorb and radiate ultraviolet light. Many leading physians acknowledge them as the leading cause of our skin cancers and melanomas. We have cut off all our black friends and relocated.
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