Skin Cancers at a Young Age May Mean More Cancer Later

Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- People who suffer from skin cancer at a younger age may be at risk of other cancers later in life, new research shows.

Researchers in the United Kingdom compared data on 500,000 patients with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer and nearly nine million cancer-free individuals. Six years later, the skin cancer survivors were 36 percent more likely to develop a second cancer somewhere else in their bodies. Notably, the younger the skin cancer survivor, the more likely they were to suffer another cancer. Young adults -- under 25 years old -- were 23 times more likely to develop another cancer and 94 times more likely to develop melanoma -- a more deadly form of skin cancer.

Researchers say that part of the risk is due to genetics -- cancer can run in families. Still, patients who survive a battle with non-melanoma skin cancer should be careful with their diet, exercise and sleep patters, as cancer could rear its head again.



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