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Weathered skin doesn't kill you.
by hgsgm 3y ago
Weathered skin doesn't kill you.
- wizofaus 3y agoSkin cancer, on the other hand, is my one of own country's bigger killers (11th biggest cause of death I think).
- est31 3y agoInterestingly, skin cancer incidences are highest in northern europe, which is maybe due to the fair skin that people up there have: https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/19/skin-cancer-which-eu-countries-have-the-highest-melanoma-incidence-and-mortality-rates https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/19/skin-cancer-which-e...
- wizofaus 3y agoTrue, but it also seems the fatal occurences are more common in southern Europe. In Australia we have the worst of both worlds - large numbers of us with northern-European heritage, hence fairer skin, yet very high levels of UV (esp. due to ozone layer thinning).