American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. If untreated, a UTI can raise a baby's risk of mental retardation. Of these, nearly one-fourth did not take antibiotics for the problem. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. Even occasional sun exposure can cause this deadliest of skin cancers.
Risk is greater if exposure causes a sunburn.
The disease is most common in women who usually get sun exposure on vacations or on weekends. Melanoma also tends to appear on parts of the body that are not exposed very often. One example is a woman's lower legs. In contrast, other types of skin cancer are linked to a high cumulative sun exposure. Women who have fair skin have a higher risk of melanoma than darker-skinned women.