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Our warm weather season is short, and it’s important to enjoy the outdoors. The point isn’t to be sun-scared — just stay sun-safe.
Blanket screening Australians for skin cancer might lead to more diagnoses but not necessarily save more lives or be cost-effective.
Squinting into the sun can damage your eyes and the delicate skin around them.
Being severely sunburnt as a child more than doubles the chance of developing future skin cancer but less than half of primary schools questioned in new research have a sun safety policy.
People with deeply-pigmented skin can also get skin cancer. But there is no evidence to suggest that this occurs because of sunburn or exposure to the sun.
Research shows that young adults and women are particularly susceptible to seasonal affective disorder.
Our ancient ancestors didn’t have clothes or houses – but that constant exposure to the sun helped their skin protect itself from the worst sun damage.
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.
You need far less sun than you think you do.
Runners have a greater risk of developing skin cancer because they are more likely have sun damage on their skin as a result of chronic sun exposure.
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Queensland
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Chief Specialist Scientist (Public Health), South African Medical Research Council
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Professeur Titulaire. École d'optométrie. Expertise en santé oculaire et usage des lentilles cornéennes spécialisées, Université de Montréal
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Senior Research Officer in Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Associate Professor of Health and Wellness Studies, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Penn State
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Research Fellow, Centre for Eye Research Australia and Honorary Fellow, Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology), The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Behavioural Science, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, The Daffodil Centre and Melanoma Institute Australia, University of Sydney
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Research Manager, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Genetic Epidemiology Lab, QIMR Berghofer
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Head of the Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer
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Chair, Melanoma/Skin Disease Site Group, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, and Associate Professor, Oncology, McMaster University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland