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Common Risk Factors

• Being exposed to a lot of natural sunlight.
• Being exposed to artificial sunlight, such as from tanning beds or psoralen and ultraviolet A (PUVA) therapy for psoriasis.
• Having an immune system weakened by disease, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia or HIV infection.
• Taking drugs that make the immune system less active, such as after an organtransplant.
• Having a history of other types of cancer.
• Being older than 50 years, male, or white.
• people treated heavily with methoxsalen (psoralen) and ultraviolet A (PUVA) for psoriasis are at increased risk for MCC.

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