A 40-year-old male asked:
does skin cancer not exist in phillipines ? they tell me there is no skin cancer there they dont sale sun block and didnt even know what it is ther
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Dr. Hamsa Jayaraj answered
54 years experience Internal Medicine
Lower rates: Sun screen may not be a MUST.Many complementary doctors do not use it. Cancer society & Dermatology
Society is going to kill me!!! Pigmented people are protected partially & so do not worry.
Answered on Aug 14, 2018
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