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Q: What mutation causes skin cancer?
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How can you get feet cancer?

You can have cancer anywhere there are cells; where there are cells, there is a possibility of a mutation that causes cancer.


How does Ultra Violet radiation cause skin cancer?

The radiation damages a person's DNA, which causes a mutation that makes the cell divide out of control.


The abnormal cell function that causes cancer?

mutation, it causes cells to reproduce abnormaly fast, creating tumors


What would be least likely to happen as a result of a mutation in a person's skin cells?

The person's offspring will have mutated skin.


What kind of cancer can ozone depletion cause?

It causes skin cancer. It also causes eye cataract.


What are the long term effects of tanning?

Ageing of skin, cell mutation, eye damage and many types of skin cancer (abc)


Does sunlight cause cancer?

yes,if it causes skin cancer, you will die from the disease


What causes chemotherepy?

the sun can give you skin cancer and you can get cancer by other bad things


Besides smoking what causes cancer?

Many things...cancer (as I am sure you know) is an overgrowth of normal cells, usually a mutation. Simply staying too long out in the sun can cause the ultra violet rays to burn your skin and cause your cells to mutate and grow too rapidly, causing skin cancer. Other things would include radiation exposure, or viral or bacterial infection that could cause cancer. And if I am correct, it can also be easier obtained by relatives having it as well which is a factor that causes cancer.


When you wet a silly band can you get skin cancer?

No silly bandz does not cause skin cancer. For all of you curious. IT DOES NOT CAUSE SKIN CANCER! Its just a myth to get people to stop by silly bands.


What does ultravoilet radiation cause?

It causes skin cancer and tans witch is not good for your skin.


What does the ozone layer have to do with skin?

The ozone has a harsh affect on skin. It penetrates the skin. It also causes cancer.