What they neglect to mention is that increased sun exposure reduces all cause mortality, including from melanoma. Yes, it does increase skin cancer, but paradox

What they neglect to mention is that increased sun exposure reduces all cause mortality, including from melanoma. Yes, it does increase skin cancer, but paradoxically reduces mortality from skin cancer. "Additionally, assessment of sun exposure parameters has consistently shown an association between the development of malignant melanoma and short-term intense UV exposure, particularly burns acquired in childhood. As a consequence, protection of the skin from UV radiation is an integral part of skin cancer prevention campaigns. However, more chronic less-intense UV exposure has not been found to be a risk factor for melanoma and in fact has been found in some studies to be protective." https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-46227-7_5 https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-46227-7_...