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?

Question

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

Your is made up of several layers of cells and at the bottom are cells called basal cells which are the ones responsible for dividing and providing new cells. It’s possible for those cells to be damaged by sun exposure. It’s the daughter cells that transform that are sloughed off.