Relatives of melanoma patients ignore their skin cancer risk

Monday, February 21, 2011 - 04:31 in Health & Medicine

It is well known that sunbathing increases the risk of skin cancer and that this risk is increased in people with a family history of melanoma. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health shows that young people in this 'at risk' group are still ignoring sun safety advice.

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