conducted a systematic review
. But that same study also examined UV exposure and melanoma in other groups, including Black women, white men and women and Hispanic men and women. In these other groups the researchers found no association between UV exposure and melanoma. This is a surprising result, given that white people are the group in which the association between UV exposure and melanoma has been consistently demonstrated, calling into question the validity of the study results.based on latitude within the country.
The bottom line is that the link between UV exposure and melanoma in people of color has been studied many times over and has yielded little to no evidence of a connection.Many dermatologists often point out that Black patients tend to show up to the doctor, which is true. However, this is an issue of access and awareness and has nothing to do with sunscreen application or protection from the sun.
than the damage done to white skin, given the natural sun-protective effect of increased melanin in darker skin.