Will One Bad Sunburn Give You Skin Cancer?

This year, about 250,000 people will be diagnosed with melanoma and 60,000 people will die from this most dangerous form of skin cancer. While the increased risk accompanying one bad burn is still imprecise, studies show that the overall lifetime risk of developing melanoma climbs 80 percent with five blistering burns in childhood. University of Colorado Cancer Center is one of the 26 NCCN Member Institutions. ...
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news