1 risks 1.1 skin cancer 1.2 other risks 1.3 young people 1.4 addiction risks skin cancer fitzpatrick scale: influence of pigmentation on skin cancer risk exposure ultraviolet radiation, whether sun or tanning devices, associated weakening of immune system, , major risk factor 3 main types of skin cancer: non-melanoma skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma , squamous cell carcinoma) , melanoma. non-melanoma skin cancer more common melanoma , typically not life-threatening; there 95 percent cure rate detection , treatment. prevalence increases age, cumulative exposure uv, , proximity equator. prevalent in australia, rate 1,000 in 100,000 , where, of 2000, represented 75 percent of cancers. melanoma thought account 1 percent of skin cancer , accounts of deaths. average age of diagnosis 63, common cancer in 25–29 age group , second common in 15-29 group. in united states, according centers disease control , prevention, melanoma incidence rate 19.7 per 100,000 in 2011, , death rate 2.7 per 100,0...