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Are People With Pale Skin At Higher Risk For Skin Cancer?
Paleness is an abnormal loss of color from normal skin or
Alternative Names
Skin - pale or gray; Pallor
Considerations
Unless pale skin is accompanied by pale lips, tongue, palms of the hands, inside of the mouth, and lining of the eyes, it is probably not a serious condition, and does not require treatment.
General paleness affects the entire body, and is most easily seen on the face, lining of the eyes, inner mouth, and nails. Local paleness...
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