Question

Which of the following is the cause of skin cancer and high mutation rate ?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Ozone depletion occurs widely in the stratosphere due to an increased amount of CFCs which causes various types of skin cancer and mutations.

Answer 2

Skin cancer is caused by many factors

Hereditary / genetic ( eg p53 mutation this Gene helps in regulating cell cycle. If this is defective cells multiply without any check causing cancer)

Exposure to radiation - UV , GAMMA RAYS , XRAYS ( maybe due to ozone depletion or occupational exposure in doctors, or in ppl undergoing radiotherapy)

Skin conditions like psoriasis etc may cause cancer at later stage

Certain chemical carcinogens cause cancer on prolonged exposy

Hope this helps