Park MK, et al. - The relationship between fat intake and risk of skin cancer [cutaneous malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and basal cell carcinoma (BCC)] was studied within two prospective studies; the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS). Higher omega-6 fat intake was shown to be associated with risks of SCC, BCC, and melanoma. A link was also noted between higher omega-6 fat intake and risk of BCC, but not SCC or melanoma. No other fats were shown to be related to melanoma risk. The links were noted to be similar in women and men and by other skin cancer risk factors. Overall, polyunsaturated fat intake was shown to be modestly related to skin cancer risk.