Melanoma risk is primarily associated with sunburn rather than general sun exposure.

“I think with melanoma the although it's not completely agreed upon I think it's less about sun exposure and more about sunburn right so so and again I'm sure there's somebody listening to this who will chime in and apply a more nuanced response to that um but but I think there's a there's a fundamental difference between I'm out in the sun getting Sun making some vitamin D versus I'm getting scorched and un you know undergoing significant UV damage there might also be something to be said for the time in one's life and i' I've certainly seen things that suggest that early you know early repeated sunburns would be more of a risk”