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What populations are most affected by skin cancer?
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Sun exposure: People exposed to excessive sun exxposure can be found to have a higher incidence of skin malignancies. This is true in Australia where there is also an opening in the ozone layer. Persons receiving sun and wind such a sailors on ships also have a higher incidence of facial skin malignancies
Answered 1/26/2015
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