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As a marker of genetic susceptibility and shared lifestyle characteristics, family history of cancer is often used to evaluate an individual's risk for developing a particular malignancy. With comprehensive data on pigment characteristics, lifestyle factors, and melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene sequence, these researchers sought to clarify the role of family history of skin cancer in early-onset basal cell carcinoma. [Source: Cancer Epidemiology]
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