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Dr Kara Heelan
The Royal Marsden
Who is most at risk of skin cancer?
Transcript
Anyone can develop skin cancer, but the things that increase risk are fair skin types, patients with blonde or red hair and blue eyes, patients who've had a lot of sun exposure or have used tanning beds in the past, patients who have a family history of skin cancer, those who have specific genetic mutations, and those patients who are immunosuppressed.