Skin cancer risk for children

Children are at risk for later sun exposure complications such as skin cancer as they and their parents neglect to apply sun protection, such as sun screen, long sleeved shirts and hats. Midday sun should also be avoided. Only one episode of severe sunburn can cause irreversible damage to the skin structure. Light haired, fair skinned people are at highest risk of developing skin cancer due to ultraviolet light. The most common cancers include basal cell (BCC) and squamous cell (SCC) carcinomas, which are not as fatal as melanomas. BCCs are the least fatal, presenting around 50 years of age and are slow growing, but locally invasive.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by HealthDay News

Related Disease Topics:

• Skin cancer
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Melanoma

Related Symptom Topics:

• Sunburn
• Severe sunburn

Article Source Details

About: Skin cancer risk for children

Date: 28 May 2005

Source: HealthDay News

Author: Dennis Thompson

URL: http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/05/28/hscout525966.html

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of skin cancer
• Cause of basal cell carcinoma
• Cause of squamous cell carcinoma
• Cause of melanoma
• Risk and childhood sunburn
• Risk and light hair
• Risk and fair skin
• Risk and sun exposure
• Risk and sun protection
• Diagnosis and sun exposure
• Diagnosis and sunburn
• Diagnosis and skin cancer
• Diagnosis and basal cell carcinoma
• Diagnosis and squamous cell carcinoma
• Diagnosis and melanoma

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