Sunday, July 11, 2010

Are You at Risk for Melanoma?

Are you even worried if you are at risk? First you should know that melanoma is the most deadly of skin cancers. It's not as common as basal cell or squamous cells cancers, but melanoma is the one to fear the most.

I'll be going over some of the risk factors over the next several days.

First is history. If you have ever been diagnosed with a skin cancer - any skin cancer you are at increased risk for melanoma. Additionally, if a parent or sibling has had a melanoma, your risk increases even more.

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