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What electromagnetic wave can cause skin cancer?
red light
yellow light
infrared radiation
ultraviolet radiation
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Ultraviolet radiation.
UV (especially UVB and UVA) has enough energy to damage DNA in skin cells (forming thymine dimers and other lesions), which can lead to mutations and skin cancer. Red/yellow visible light and infrared are lower-energy and are not major causes of skin cancer.
UV (especially UVB and UVA) has enough energy to damage DNA in skin cells (forming thymine dimers and other lesions), which can lead to mutations and skin cancer. Red/yellow visible light and infrared are lower-energy and are not major causes of skin cancer.
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