if our skin cells are constantly dying and being replaced by new ones, how can a bad sunburn turn into cancer YEARS down the line?

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if our skin cells are constantly dying and being replaced by new ones, how can a bad sunburn turn into cancer YEARS down the line?

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Answer 1

All these other answers are more like ELI22…!

Here’s an ELI5:
Cell have memory.

Some cell bad, forget how to be good.

Bad cell trick other good cell.

After time, too many bad cell.

CANCER