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Why is there a higher rate of skin cancer in Australia than in other parts of the world?

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Melanoma -- the most virulent form of skin cancer -- is caused by harmful ultraviolet light from the sun. Australia's proximity to Antarctica, where there is a hole in the ozone layer that filters out UV rays, also increases the risk.

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In Austrailia there is the hieghest rate of skin cancer because there is so much sunlight in Austrailia and there some people that have sensitive skin and they get skin cancer easily/ fast.

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