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 Is it true that I won't get skin cancer if I don't have fairskin, blue eyes, freckles, or blonde hair? View Question: hubpages.com

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ANSWER: No. Anyone can get skin cancer. Bob Marley did nothave the traditional high risk factors of developing skin cancer, but he diedof melanoma in 1981. It is true, however, that there is a higher incidence ofskin cancer among people with certain coloring (such as fair skin and blueeyes), but there are several other risk factors recognized today.
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