Sun safety is not just for beach holidays. Checking the UV index and building small habits into your day can help protect your skin.
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Sun exposure can cause mutations that promote skin cancer. Getting them early in life means they have more time to overwhelm the body’s protective mechanisms.
The UV index measures how much UV radiation is around and how much damage it’s likely to do to your skin.
Even if you live in the UK, you’re still at risk of skin cancer. Here’s how to stay safe .
A recent study suggests Australian women are ageing 20 years earlier than their US counterparts. But this claim deserves some close scrutiny.
Whether cheap or expensive, sunglasses play a crucial role in eye protection against ultraviolet radiation.
Alongside the day’s high and low, weather reports generally contain a UV alert for a particular time. But what does it actually mean – and what should you do about it?
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Clinical Associate Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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Director Radiation Research and Advice, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle