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What Increases Your Risk

Risk factors for melanoma include:¹

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
- Blistering sunburns at any time of life
- Intense sun exposure, every now and then
Skin characteristics.
- Fair skin that doesn't tan and tends to sunburn or freckle
- Numerous moles and/or more than one atypical mole
- A large mole you had since birth
Eye or hair color.
- Blue or green eyes
- Red or blond hair
A personal or family history of melanoma.
Certain gene changes.
Xeroderma pigmentosum, a skin disease.

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Last Updated: February 08, 2011

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