Sunscreen & Skin Cancer

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Permalink Reply by Angela on June 11, 2014 at 22:10

And there is another school of thought which says an increasing number of people are suffering from Vitamin D deficiency as a result of using sunscreen and/or avoiding exposure to sunlight.

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on June 12, 2014 at 9:29

NHS advice here. For children I just put sunscreen on the bits that poke out and burn:

• tops of feet
• front and back of knees
• shoulder blades and shoulders
• neck & face

And no lying about in the sun for ages and also wear a hat and shirt a lot.

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Permalink Reply by Dave on June 12, 2014 at 9:57

Skin cancer is the biggest killer of children in Australasia and Chile thanks the to hole in the ozone every summer. Little do people in Europe know that an ozone hole develops every summer here to. Consequently, skin cancer cases are rising very fast here too.

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Permalink Reply by Abi on June 12, 2014 at 14:20

My fella has had it twice. Mostly comes down to genes, unfortunately. There's only so much you can do to limit exposure to sun, and it's not always people's fault for not being careful or whatever. 

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