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Is it true that albino people are more likely to get skin cancer?
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Yes,: Persons with albinism are at greater risk than those without albinism for developing malignancies of the skin. Squamous cancers, basal cell cancers and melanomas have all been reported to occur with greater frequency in persons with albinism than in non-albinos. Middle aged and older males with albinism have the greatest risk of developing cutaneous malignancies.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Skin cancer: A lack of pigment (melanin) creates a scenario where skin cancer development is more common in such individuals.
Answered 7/7/2013
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Yes: Pigments in skin cells (which gives our skin its color) protect the skin from damage from uv radiation from the sun. People with albinoism lack pigments in their skin and therefore do not have adequate protection against the damage to their skin by uv radiation.
Answered 10/21/2013
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