{"id":1587,"date":"2024-04-03T12:24:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T12:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.skincancer.org\/?p=624"},"modified":"2025-02-13T21:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T21:03:55","slug":"are-you-at-risk-for-skin-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/blog\/are-you-at-risk-for-skin-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Skin Type Quiz: Are You at Risk for Skin Cancer?","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

Certain types of skin are at greater risk for developing sun damage and skin cancer. Do you know your skin type?<\/p>\n

The Fitzpatrick Skin Type is a skin classification system first developed in 1975 by Thomas Fitzpatrick, MD, of Harvard Medical School. There are six skin phototypes, going from light to dark. Individuals with skin types I and II face the highest risk of developing skin cancer, while types V and VI are at the lowest risk. That is because those with more pigmentation have more natural protection from the sun. However,\u00a0people with darker skin<\/a>\u00a0can still get skin cancer. Everyone, regardless of skin type, should practice a complete\u00a0sun protection strategy<\/a>\u00a0and have regular skin exams with a dermatologist.<\/p>\n

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Fitzpatrick Skin Type Quiz<\/p>\n

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1 \/ 8<\/p>\n \n

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Your eye color is:<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n

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