Dermatologist:: Sunscreens useless against serious skin cancer


	Dermatologist:: Sunscreens useless against serious skin cancer

Newfman

5-12-2007 6:24 AM

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5-15-2007 3:17 PM

ericskiff

This clip was featured on today's Clipiversity video podcast. It's hard to know what to do regarding the sun. Vitamin D3 supposedly helps prevent some cancers and is best absorbed from sunlight, yet UV rays can cause skin cancer. For now, I think I'll stick to my "everything in moderation" approach

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