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Sunburn and sunbeds: Increasing your skin cancer risk

Written by National Skin Cancer Centres | Apr 20, 2018 4:00:00 AM

Did you know that using a solarium can double your risk of skin cancer? Over-exposure to the sun during your younger years can dramatically increase your chance of developing skin cancers such as melanoma later in life.

Skin Cancer Doctor Hamilton Ayres speaks about the effect of childhood sunburn 20 to 30 years later.