There are approximately 1 million reported cases of skin cancer per year with the majority being the highly curable basal or squamous cell cancers,accounting for more than 50% of all cancers.Not as common is the most serious skin cancer,malignant melanoma,with an estimated 68,720 cases per year.Select the individual who is at the highest risk for skin cancer.

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A fair-complected 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;fair complexion;occupational exposure to coal tar,pitch,creosote,arsenic compounds,and radium;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