The price I pay for being a medical student..

According to Up2date, if I get a basal cell carcinoma... it's all really my own fault.


Lifestyle factors — Smoking increases the risk of SCC [30], and may also be associated with an increased risk of BCC [14,31]. This was shown in a case-control study performed in 333 disease-discordant twin pairs in which there was an increased risk of BCC in smokers and in females compared to males [31]. Other lifestyle factors that were possibly associated with increased risk included higher education and coffee consumption. Additional studies are needed to confirm these findings before firm conclusions can be drawn.

Sigh.