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No matter your skin color, you can get skin cancer. Some people have a higher risk of developing skin cancer than others. Age is a key risk factor, but there are many other risk factors.

People with a higher risk for skin cancer have:
-Light colored skin
-Skin that burns or freckles rather than tans
-Blond or red hair
-Blue or green eyes
-More than 50 moles
-Irregularly-shaped or darker moles (nevi) called "atypical" or "dysplastic"
-Used (or use) indoor tanning devices such as tanning beds and sunlamps