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

(overly) simply put: radiation cause cancer, uv light (some of sunlight) is radiation in very small amounts. Sunlight = radiation, enough radiaton = likely cancer. Ergo, enough sunlight = likely cancer