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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cancer_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cancer_ra... When skin cancer isn't removed a
by ccakes 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cancer_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cancer_ra...
When skin cancer isn't removed as it is in some lists, the effects of the sun in Australia and New Zealand really shines through.
Interestingly it's not because of the ozone layer though. The Earths orbit brings it just under 2% closer to the sun during January which means the southern hemisphere gets ~7% more UV than the northern hemisphere during our respective summers. That coupled with predominantly white skin == cancer!
Source: https://www.cancerwa.asn.au/articles/news-2018/why-does-australia-have-so-much-skin-cancer-hint-i/ https://www.cancerwa.asn.au/articles/news-2018/why-does-aust...
- antod 4y agoYeah the ozone hole supposedly wasn't really the reason for skin cancer rates as the 'hole' itself never really extended much past Antarctica. It's more to do with your factors, clearer air, and possibly the global drop in ozone levels. Although I have had white South Africans living in NZ mention the stark increase in sunburn for them, so other parts of the southern hemisphere don't experience it for some reason?!?