Skin color
People who are fair-skinned, especially with red or fair hair, are more prone to developing melanoma. The same thing is also true for people with a lot of freckles. People with darker skin tones can still get skin cancer, but it is less common in them because they have more natural protection against UV rays and other environmental factors.
If melanoma occurs in Asian or African people, it is mostly a type that occurs in the nail beds or on the palms of the hands or the soles of the feet.
If you tend to get a sunburn, you are at more risk of melanoma. Those people are also at risk who don’t tan at all, such as those with very fair skin and who go red and peel before getting a tan.