Too much UV radiation from the sun and sunbeds can damage DNA in your skin cells and cause skin cancer. Getting sunburnt increases your cancer risk.

Over 80% of skin cancers are caused by overexposure to UV radiation. This includes UV rays from the sun, but also from sunbeds and tanning lamps ...

Regular sun exposure is associated with substantial decreases in death rates from certain cancers and a decrease in overall cancer death rates.

Too much UV radiation from the sun and sunbeds can damage DNA in your skin cells and cause skin cancer.

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6 дек. 2022 г. · Skin cancer develops primarily on areas of sun-exposed skin, including the scalp, face, lips, ears, neck, chest, arms and hands, and on the legs in women.

26 июн. 2024 г. · Exposure to UV rays, whether from sunlight or tanning devices, is a risk factor for all types of skin cancer.

1 июл. 2024 г. · Most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. Protection from UV rays is important all year.

Skin cancer occurs mainly at sun-exposed body sites and in people who are sensitive to the sun; a reduced capacity to repair UV-induced DNA damage appears to ...

The majority of skin cancer cases are caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun and, increasingly, from sunbeds.