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Skin Cancer (Non-Melanoma) : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • Gene Mutation

Causes Overview Articles

Skin Cancer, Non-Melanoma
Cumulative sun exposure is considered a significant risk factor for non-melanoma skin cancer. There is evidence suggesting that early, intense exposure causing blistering sunburn in childhood may also play an important role in the cause of non-mel...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Causes Articles

Gene mutations
In a strict sense, mutations are changes in genes not caused by genetic recombination. A change in the base sequence of DNA, for example, represents a mutational change.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
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