Alternative names 
Fair skin cancer risks

Information

Anyone who sunburns easily is at high risk for skin cancer. Other factors that increase your risk include:

 
• Freckled skin  
• Blue, gray or green eyes  
• Blond or red hair  
• Multiple moles  
• Close relatives who had skin cancer (may be a factor)  
• Multiple severe sunburns in childhood or adolescence (this is a BIG risk factor!)

Use sunscreen and keep infants and children out of the sun altogether. See sunburn.

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