Sunscreens, suntans, and skin cancer

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# Local councils should remove sunbeds from leisure centres {#article-title-2} EDITOR,—J M McGregor and A R Young's editorial on sunscreens, suntans, and skin cancer prompts me to make several observations.1 The worldwide epidemic of skin cancer continues unabated, with reported cases of non-melanoma skin cancer and melanoma at least doubling every 10 years.2 3 There is little argument that ultraviolet B radiation is the prime promoter of non-melanoma skin cancer, …