2006-06-21 15:15:45 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Absolutely. Skin cancer is caused by the sun damaging the skin. You do not have to ever get sun burned to get skin cancer. Some people tan very easily and never burn, but the repeated and/or prolonged exposure to the sun's damaging rays damages the skin cells causing cancer. People with light complexions and well as dark complexions and every where in between NEED to wear a good sun block to prevent the sun's damaging rays from actually damaging the skin. It is also recommended that people with light colored eyes (blue/green) wear sunglasses when out in the sun. Apparently lighter colored eyes are sensitive (or more so) to the suns harmful rays.
2006-06-21 15:23:23 · answer #1 · answered by Redneck-n-happy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm waiting to see a good answer on this. I have always wondered, since where it is hot and people are in the sun most of the day, they usually are people with darker skin, and yet we don't see epedemics of skin cancer there.
My doctor says it has more to do with the angle of the sun that the amount of it. That is why lighter people (who live primarily in the northern hemisphere) get skin cancer.
If that is true, then darker people in the northern hemisphere could get it equally well, too.
I just don't know what to think. I used to think if had more to do with if you burn or not.
2006-06-21 15:20:19 · answer #2 · answered by mic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they can. Just this morning, I saw a dermatologist on TV who was saying that people with darker skin have higher death rates from skin cancer, because the skin irregularities are not as easily detected until the later stages.
2006-06-21 15:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by nickdmd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Skin cancer is generally caused by cellular mutation as a result of direct exposure to UVA/UVB (ultraviolite) light/radiation. Anyone can become over exposed to this type of light and therefore get cancer.
2006-06-21 15:18:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know about the stove thing, but it's definitely hereditary. Wife has numerous BCC skin cancers on face and she never was in the sun much or near cook stove.
2016-05-20 10:13:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, anyone can. it is just that pale people have slightly more chance of getting it than like an african american or someone with darker skin
2006-06-21 15:20:30 · answer #6 · answered by jenny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and it is common. I have several friends that have dark complections and have had surgery to remove the skin cancer.
2006-06-21 15:18:36 · answer #7 · answered by b c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but black people don't need a tan that's why not many black people have skin cancer.
2006-06-21 15:18:39 · answer #8 · answered by Pimpin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-06-21 15:19:10 · answer #9 · answered by Obama, 47 y/o political virgin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Fair-skinned people have a HIGHER risk, but anyone can get it.
2006-06-21 15:31:48 · answer #10 · answered by tiffany 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋