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White people are more than 20 times likely to get skin cancer than black people. This is because they lack melanin, a pigment that darkens skin and protects the skin from becoming damaged by the ultraviolet rays from the sun. Most skin bleaching creams work by suppressing melanin, thus weakening the skin and making it more vulnerable. So yes, skin bleaching does cause cancer - love your dark skin that protects you, instead of trying to change it!