If I Don't Burn, I won't Get Skin Cancer
Question
If you don't get burned, then you can't get skin cancer: Fact or Myth?
Answer
Rachel Woods, RN, Nurse for the Surgical Dermatology Program at Penn Medicine responds:
MYTH!! Any person can get skin cancer. Fair skin, red hair, and blue eyes are the highest risk people, but even dark skin is susceptible.
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