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Tan Awareness Quiz
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FACT: 8 out of 15 studies show that the use of sunscreen actually increases the risk of getting melanoma.
SOURCE: British Academy of Dermatology
FACT: Research has shown Oxybenzone, one of the main chemicals in sunscreen, to be a known photo-carcinogen.
SOURCE: Free Radical Biology and Medicine 41 (8): 1205–1212
FACT: Sunscreen probably prevent squamous-cell carcinoma of the skin when used mainly during unintentional sun exposure. No conclusion can be drawn about the cancer-preventive activity of topical use of sunscreens against basal-cell carcinoma and cutaneous melanoma.
SOURCE: WHO IARC – Handbooks of Cancer Prevention: Sunscreens