He said that sunburned cells are clearly damaged cells, and that preventing the harm with sunscreens is likely to help prevent melanoma.

Sunscreen lotions protect well against the less serious forms of skin cancer, but they have little or no ability to prevent melanoma.

The best defense against skin cancer is protection from the sun and ultraviolet light, though the effectiveness of sunscreens in preventing melanoma has been challenged.

However, there are questions about the ability of sunscreen to prevent melanoma.

This is notable in skin cells, to prevent melanoma.

Lymphadenectomy is also done to remove melanoma that has spread only to the lymph nodes and to prevent melanoma from spreading farther (metastasizing).

People who burn rather than tan, especially those who have red hair or blue eyes, also have a high risk and should take extra precautions to prevent melanoma.

Learn seven ways to help prevent melanoma.

Will avoiding sunburn help prevent melanoma?

The conventional wisdom is that preventing sunburn is sufficient to prevent melanoma.