Comment by seattle_spring Comment by seattle_spring 3 days ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News That's .. just not true at all.
Copy Link ch4s3 3 days ago Collapse Comment - While the cause is UV exposure, sunburns drive most of the actual risk.[1] so it not technically true that skin cancer is only caused by sunburns, most melanomas come from sunburns. There’s a very linear dose response.[1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2873840/ Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link DANmode 3 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - More accurately, “sunburn events”. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link DANmode 3 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - More accurately, “sunburn events”. Reply View | 0 replies
While the cause is UV exposure, sunburns drive most of the actual risk.[1] so it not technically true that skin cancer is only caused by sunburns, most melanomas come from sunburns. There’s a very linear dose response.
[1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2873840/