A Growing Epidemic Experts say sunburns during childhood can lead to skin cancer later in life.
Few people think of children as being at risk for skin cancer.
But experts say that one bad sunburn in childhood could cause skin cancer thirty years later. Researchers say most people receive the most of their lifetime sun exposure during childhood. Anywhere you find nice weather, you're certain to find kids out playing, whether it's on the beach, the soccer field or the playground. For mother of five Sharon Layton, that means a lot of sunscreen. When my kids were infants and I had them out in the sun, I put sunscreen on them.