Claim: Skin cancer is the most frequent type of cancer in the U.S. and its primary cause is overexposure to ultraviolet sun radiation. Medical associations and public health authorities recommend that people minimize the risk of skin cancer by avoiding sun overexposure and using sunscreen when outdoors.
Fact-check: Current evidence doesn't indicate that sunscreen ingredients increase the risk of cancer; it shows that unprotected sun exposure does - Science Feedback
Verdict: current evidence doesn't indicate that sunscreen ingredients increase the risk of cancer; it shows that unprotected sun exposure does
Organisation: Science Feedback
Author: Iria Carballo-Carbajal
Date published: 2022-04-09T16:27:45