There are approximately 1 million reported cases of skin cancer per year with the majority being the highly curable basal or squamous cell cancers.Not as common is the most serious skin cancer,malignant melanoma.Select the individual who is at the highest risk for skin cancer.

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A fair-complexioned person with exposure to human papillomavirus represents a person with two risk factors.Other risk factors include excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun; occupational exposure to coal tar,pitch,creosote,arsenic compounds,and radium; and exposure to human papillomavirus and human immunodeficiency virus.Skin cancer is negligible in African Americans because of heavy skin pigmentation.

There Are Approximately 1 Million Reported Cases of Skin Cancer