How does skin cancer develop?
Although skin cancer is the most common cancer in the world, surprisingly few people know how to protect themselves and their families from it.
75 percent of melanoma skin cancer cases can be traced back to too much UV radiation
While the number of malignant skin cancer cases continues to rise in Europe, it appears to be falling in North America and Oceania. This has led a group of scientists to take a closer look at how cases of malignant melanoma in different parts of the world have developed over the past few years.
How harmful are the ingredients in sunscreen?
There is no question that sun protection is essential and will become more and more important in the future. But whether the active ingredients that get into our bloodstream through the skin with sunscreen and the like cause undesirable side effects is apparently not so clear with many products, which is why the US Food and Drug Administration demands the manufacturers to determine the effect of the ingredients analyze their products.
Even weak UV radiation leads to long-term damage
When is it necessary to protect yourself from too much sun? The current recommendation of the World Health Organization is: If the UV index for the day is above 3, we should use sunscreen and the like. Researchers from Australia and New Zealand have now shown that even weak UV radiation attacks our skin to a critical extent.
UV radiation and the UV index
The UV index (UVI) is the measure used worldwide to indicate how quickly UV radiation causes us to get sunburn in one day. So it's about the strength of the UV rays. Ultraviolet rays are divided into UVA, UVB and UVC rays.
How do I protect myself properly?
Sun creams, sun hats, sun glasses and much more: How do I properly protect myself from too much UV radiation?
