Sunscreen may not ward off deadly skin cancer
The la-*test*-('") skin-cancer prevention advice is to stop trusting sunscreen as the front line of defense against harmful rays. Instead, wear sun blocking clothing or stay out of the sun altogether, experts say. Sunscreen has been shown to protect against UV skin damage as well as basal carcinomas and squamous cell carcinoma — two of the three most common skin cancers. However, it has not been conclusively shown to protect against melanoma, the most fatal kind, said Stephan Lautenschlager of the Outpatient Clinic of Dermatology at Triemli Hospital in Switzerland. View More
The la-*test*-('") skin-cancer prevention advice is to stop trusting sunscreen as the front line of defense against harmful rays. Instead, wear sun blocking clothing or stay out of the sun altogether, experts say. Sunscreen has been shown to protect against UV skin damage as well as basal carcinomas and squamous cell carcinoma — two of the three most common skin cancers. However, it has not been conclusively shown to protect against melanoma, the most fatal kind, said Stephan Lautenschlager of the Outpatient Clinic of Dermatology at Triemli Hospital in Switzerland. View More