Light-skinned individuals with (1) excessive childhood sun exposure and blistering sunburns, (2) numerous or atypical nevi, and/or (3) a family history of the disease. Hence, do regular and thorough skin exams, since these may detect lesions at an earlier and thinner stage. Median age of onset for superficial spreading
melanoma (by far the most common type) is 44, but melanomas are also the most common reported cancers in whites during the second and third decades.
melanoma (by far the most common type) is 44, but melanomas are also the most common reported cancers in whites during the second and third decades.