• Question: Are freckles cancerous?

    Asked by iluvdanny44 to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Will on 20 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Sarah Martin

      Sarah Martin answered on 20 Jun 2012:


      Hi iluvdanny44!

      No, freckles aren’t! But people with freckled skin have to be more careful in the sun, because their skin has less melanin in it (they are often pale behind the freckles and burn easily). So they have less DNA protection from the melanin, and are more likely to get damage that could turn into skin cancer than someone with darker skin has.

      🙂 Sarah

    • Photo: Karen Reed

      Karen Reed answered on 20 Jun 2012:


      Nope they aren’t

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