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No. Pinching the skin cannot cause cancer. While the direct cause of cancer is relatively unknown, it is known that bumps, bruises, and yes, even pinching the skin, cannot be the culprit. Cancer is the abnormal division and formation of cells in the body. While pinching your skin may cause bruising and pain, it will not cause skin cells to mass produce abnormally.

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11y ago

Cancer is caused when the genetic information contained in a cells DNA is damaged in such a way that certain regulatory mechanisms are impaired, altered or completely disabled, allowing the cell to grow uncontrollably.

Nipping the skin does not damage a cells DNA, therefore it will not cause cancer.

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12y ago

Strongly pinch your skin with your fingernail will cause a small damage to your skin, which is a cut.

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