Skin cancers in skin types IV-VI: Does the Fitzpatrick scale give a false sense of security?

The tendency for melanomas and SCCs to develop in UV‐protected areas in skin of colour implies that UV radiation may not be significant for these two skin cancers, in contrast to BCCs (which do develop predominantly in sun‐exposed areas). 21 These contradictory findings confirm that UV significance in the development of skin cancers in skin of colour remains much under‐researched.

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