Skin cancer cases reach record high in UK with sharp rise among older adults (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] veroxii@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

No surprise to me. I was in the UK last month and it was quite hot and sunny for a while too. I'm Australian so out of habit just put on sunscreen all the time and kept reapplying occasionally while out.

I didn't see a single other person using sunscreen. But saw a lot of lobster red faces and necks. In fact people seemed to go out of their way to expose as much skin as possible to get burnt.

Crazy to me.

[-] books@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Can't expect folks who thought Brexit was a good idea to also understand that sunscreen helps save lives.

[-] dueuwuje@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As an Australian I see alot if overseas backpackers doing farm work over here. It is shocking to see these folks getting pretty bad suntans and not respecting the Australian sun.

I wonder if there will be a sharp rise between those that came here in about 20yrs

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