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Are some people less likely to develop skin cancer?

Because no thanks on that. I'll keep wearing the sunscreen.

Sunscreens are a recent development in human history. Yes we do have worse ozone layer and more UV gets to us but we also eat like shit. Antioxidants are the original sunscreen and protector from sunburns and skin cancer. If you don't have sunscreen or allergic to it then make sure you consume antioxidants in form of fruits/vegetables/supplements and hydrate with water regularly when you go out.

Also people used to just die of skin cancer and they called it "boils" or "witchcraft" or something.

Let's not pretend it never existed just because people historically didn't know what it was or how to document it.

Yes, anyone with non-white skin.

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