Skin cancer and fair skinned people

Anyone who sunburns easily is at high risk for skin cancer. Other factors that increase your risk for skin cancer include:

• Freckled skin
• Blue, gray or green eyes
• Blond or red hair
• Multiple moles
• Close relatives who had skin cancer
• Multiple severe sunburns early in life
• Slow, daily sun exposure (such as that received by those who work outside)

See also: Sunburn

Review Date: 10/26/2006
Reviewed By: Michael S. Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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