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How sunlight causes skin cancer

Solar Keratosis of the right forehead

There are many different types of skin cancer. The most common form of skin cancer is called solar keratosis or actinic keratosis. The words solar and actinic refer to the sun. Sunlight causes solar keratosis by damaging the DNA inside the cell. The damage occurs due to the effect of sunlight on the DNA . . . → Read More: How sunlight causes skin cancer