I would like to provide you with the results of the recent world-first study conducted by University of Sydney to examine the association between sunscreen uses with melanoma risk in young people under 40 years of age. The study analysed data collected from nearly 1700 people has found that Australians aged 18-40 years who regularly used sunscreen in childhood reduced their risk of developing melanoma by 40 percent, compared to rare users.
The study also revealed that regular users of sunscreen were more likely to be female, younger age, of British or northern European ancestry, and have higher education levels, lighter skin pigmentation, and a strong history of blistering sunburn. People were less likely to use sunscreen if they were male, older age, less educated, or had skin that was darker or more resistant to sunburn. The study confirmed that sunscreen is one of the effective forms of sun protection and reduces the risk of developing melanoma as a young adult. It comes in the form of chemical absorbers and/ or physical blockers like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide and should be applied regularly during childhood and throughout adulthood whenever the UV Index is 3 or above.
I should remind everyone, that melanoma is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australian men aged 25-49 years and second most common cancer in women aged 25-49 years, after breast cancer. Two in three Australians will be diagnosed with melanoma or other types of skin cancer by the time they are 70 years old.
SUNSCREEN OR SUNBLOCK IS THE BEST BEAUTY PRODUCT AVAILABLE TODAY. IT STOPS THE SUN FROM AGEING YOUR SKIN.