A recent study in the British Medical Journal found that children of a parent with a history of melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) have a greatly increased risk of developing these skin cancers themselves, even if the parents developed their skin cancers at an advanced age.
On average, those with a parent who has been diagnosed with melanoma are almost 300 percent more likely to develop the disease than children who do not have a parent with a history of melanoma
Since about 86 percent of melanomas and 90 percent of non-melanoma skin cancers can be attributed to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays, it is essential for children of parents with a history of skin cancer to practice daily sun protection. For more information, read The Skin Cancer Foundation’s complete sun safety regimen.
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