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I think focusing in on skin cancers and skin aging is myopic. This is what all these analyses do. Yes, sunscreen probably reduces skin cancers and aging from su
by a8da6b0c91d 12y ago
I think focusing in on skin cancers and skin aging is myopic. This is what all these analyses do. Yes, sunscreen probably reduces skin cancers and aging from sun exposure. But there is evidence that depriving yourself of sun exposure leads to a higher overall death rate. You dodge melanoma but increase risk of a heart attack or various internal cancers. People who work outside live longer, despite looking "weathered" in their old age.
- kalleboo 12y agoSun screen doesn't block sun exposure though. It screens it. You're still getting sun exposure, just not amounts that are going to burn you.