Subscribe to our newsletter. The majority of cases of this rare neoplasm have been recorded mainly in young males with the tumor found in the paratesticular region or the deadlier abdominal version. It's difficult to say exactly how much sun for any one person may be associated with later development of skin cancer.
Skin cancer is very slow to develop.
The sunburn you receive this week might take 20 years or more to become skin cancer. Basically, the more time you spend in the sun the higher your risk for developing skin cancer. Both the total amount of sun received over the years as well as overexposure to the sun that results in sunburn can cause skin cancer. If you'd like to explore the skin cancer issue further please visit our Skin Cancer section. According to some good sources, thickened saliva may very well occur as a side-effect from radiation.