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It might not feel like the sun has made much of an appearance yet this year☔, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be protecting our skin from the damaging effects of the sun. May is Melanoma & Skin Cancer Awareness Month Here are some rather scary stats from Melanoma UK: Every 9 minutes, one person dies of melanoma skin cancer Your skin can burn after just 15 minutes of sun exposure – wherever you are 82% of people don’t use sun protection, even though they know the sun damages their skin Men under 49 are more likely to develop melanoma than any other cancer 1/4 of people only use sun protection on holiday, but the sun doesn’t just shine on the beach Melanoma incidence rates are rising around the world, up 27% in the last decade The good news is … Continue reading →