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Albinism Learning Center
Complications could include:
- Skin Cancer
- Visual Impairment
- Sunburn
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Decreased vision, blindness; Skin cancer;
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People with albinism can easily adapt to this condition and live healthy, productive lives. Albinism does not affect a person's lifespan, although it may lead to an increased risk of skin cancer if protective measures are not taken.
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People with albinism can easily adapt to this condition and live healthy, productive lives. Albinism does not affect a person's lifespan, although it may lead to an increased risk of skin cancer if protective measures are not taken.
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In the United States, people with this condition can expect to have a normal lifespan. However, one of the greatest health hazards for people with albinism is excessive exposure to sun without protection, which may lead to skin cancer. Wearing opa...
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In the United States, people with this condition can expect to have a normal lifespan. People with albinism may experience some social problems because of a lack of understanding on the part of others. When a member of a normally dark-skinned ethn...
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Skin cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal skin cells. If left unchecked, these cancer cells can spread from the skin into other tissues and organs. There are different types of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common. Melanom...
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Skin cancer is a malignant growth of the external surface or epithelial layer of the skin.
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Total blindness is the inability to tell light from dark, or the total inability to see. Visual impairment or low vision is a severe reduction in vision that can't be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses and reduces a person's ability...
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A sunburn is reddening of the skin that occurs after you are exposed to the sun or other ultraviolet light.
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Inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun.
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Sunburn is an inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
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A sunburn is an inflammation or blistering of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun.
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