Will a pregnant woman's skin cancer be passed on to her baby?

The living environment is getting better and better, but our health is not getting better and better. Various diseases have also begun to appear. The most common condition now is what we call skin cancer, and the most common cause is sun exposure. However, if you have skin cancer, you must be careful, because skin cancer may be hereditary. So will pregnant women with skin cancer inherit their babies?

Studies have found that for every patient a doctor sees with skin melanoma, there are often clusters of similar cases, especially when the patient has a family history of skin melanoma.

"Patients like this should receive a detailed dermatologic examination and possibly genetic screening," Dr. Cristina Ferrone of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City told the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Family history of melanoma increases risk

Dermatologists can screen for skin cancer through examinations. In daily life, if we want to protect our skin, we must pay attention to sun protection, apply appropriate sunscreen and wear clothes that can block the sun. For those who are at high risk, genetic testing can help detect their abnormalities.

If you suffer from skin cancer, you must be extra careful. It may be hereditary, and the best treatment for skin diseases is surgery, so you must pay more attention.