Can you die from Skin cancer?

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asked Aug 19, 2016 in Other- Health by Judy (58,130 points)
I hear that sunburn causes skin cancer. Is skin cancer a deadly cancer?

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answered Aug 19, 2016 by Phillip3 (290 points)
Yes. You certainly can die of skin cancer. There was a case of a 21 year old girl who died not long after being diagnosed with skin cancer.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1373583/Student-hated-sun-dies-skin-cancer-aged-just-21.html

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