Skin Cancer:
ARE YOU at Risk?

Although anyone can get skin cancer, individuals with certain risk factors are particularly susceptible.

The following factors increase a person's risk of developing skin cancer:

• Light skin color, hair color or eye color
• Family history of skin cancer
• Personal history of skin cancer
• Chronic exposure to the sun
• History of sunburns early in life
• Certain types and a large number of moles
• Freckles, which indicate sun sensitivity and sun damage

Sources: Centers for Disease Control
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services