Skin Cancer Risk Assessment To

Skin Cancer Risk Assessment Tool

The Melanoma Risk Assessment Tool was developed for use by health professionals to estimate a patient's absolute risk of developing invasive melanoma. Absolute risk is the likelihood that a person will develop a specific type of cancer over a certain period of time, in this case 5 years.

Although an individual's risk may be accurately estimated, these predictions cannot precisely determine who will develop melanoma. If you are not a health professional, you are strongly encouraged to discuss your results and personal risk of melanoma with your doctor.

Skin type is the primary risk factor for developing melanoma. Fair-skinned races are at much greater risk than those with darker skins. This is because darker skinned people produce more melanin, the pigment that gives color to skin and hair, and protects the skin from damage from ultraviolet radiation.

The factors like indoor tanning, sunburns, skin type, UV exposure, genetic, atypical moles, red hair, organ transplant increase your skin cancer risk.