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Two in three Australians will have a skin cancer in their lifetime, nearly all of them basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, or melanomas.
Many places have banned sunscreens with certain chemicals in an attempt to help protect coral reefs.
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Researchers have long suspected that an ingredient in sunscreen called oxybenzone was harming corals, but no one knew how. A new study shows how corals turn oxybenzone into a sunlight-activated toxin.
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If you’ve had a skin cancer check lately, you might have been told to consider adding a daily vitamin B3 pill to your skin safety regime.
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The UV index measures how much UV radiation is around and how much damage it’s likely to do to your skin.
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Even if you live in the UK, you’re still at risk of skin cancer. Here’s how to stay safe .
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UV radiation can reflect off surfaces like sand or concrete, meaning shade doesn’t always prevent sunburn.
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Home remedies like aloe vera and moisturiser might help you “feel” better. But they won’t fix the skin damage in the way antibiotics fix an infection.
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Sunscreens’ change in branding from health essential to beauty product could help us slop on more cream - but it also creates more ‘beauty work’ for women.
Ouch! Here’s the evidence to bust some myths about sunscreen. Now, there’s no excuse to look like a rock lobster this summer.
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Do you know people who cling to myths about sunscreen? Here’s the evidence to convince them they’re wrong.
We’re spoilt for choice when it comes to sunscreen in Australia. So how do you choose the right one?
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Spray, pump or roll-on? Matte, fragrance-free, oil-free? No wonder we’re confused when it comes to buying sunscreen.
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It seems genes have a greater influence than previously thought not only on the number of moles you have but also where they are on your body.
Climate change and especially variations in the ozone layer have increased the danger from the sun’s harmful rays during the last 25 years. Children are particularly at risk.
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The sun emits harmful rays 365 days a year, even when cloudy or rainy. Children must be protected or they may develop cataracts at an earlier age and run the risk of skin cancer of the eyelids.
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While sunscreen has the potential to reduce skin cancer for light-skinned people, it has never been shown to do the same for Black people.
You might prefer the way you look with a tan (most Aussies do), but you won’t when your skin is prematurely aged.
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You need far less sun than you think you do.
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Exposure to the sun every other day produces more skin pigment than sunbathing every day – but protection is still vital.
Professor Fabian V. Filipp lectures on the biology of malignant melanoma and pigmentation disease. The color of skin is due to the presence of a pigment called melanin, which can absorb cancer-causing sunlight.
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An international team of researchers is probing the links between skin diseases, including cancer, to speed the search for cures.
Different skin tones need different amounts of UV light to activate vitamin D in the skin.
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UV ratings indicate risk of skin damage – but they’re based on pale skin. New wrist bands designed for six different tones of skin provide a more personalised way to track safe UV exposure.
Bright sun and fatty foods are a bad recipe for your DNA.
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Scientists have long thought that regions of DNA called telomeres control how long you live. We are now learning that it is your diet and lifestyle that shape your telomeres, not the other way around.
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England’s out of the World Cup, but the UK can at least enjoy the weather… can’t it?
Ingredients in many sunscreens are bleaching coral and harming marine life.
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Scientists have discovered a natural sunscreen – made by microbes – that may be better for humans and the marine critters they are hoping to see.