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The head of the dermatology department at the Gustave Roussy cancer center in Paris invites us to be more vigilant in the face of sunburn, especially for people with fair skin.
Posted on 07/16/2023 09:49 Updated on 07/16/2023 09:58
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AL dermatologist advises to “be careful all the time” and not only between noon and 2 p.m. when exposed to the sun. Illustrative photo. (JEAN-LUC FL?MAL / MAXPPP)
With the sun well present in almost all of France these days, the risk of sunburn increases. “Be careful”recalls the head of the dermatology department at the Gustave Roussy cancer center in Paris while according to Météo-France, the UV indexes show high values throughout the country on Sunday July 16, especially in the south. “The risk is skin cancers which are favored by exposure to the sun”explains Caroline Robert.
Sunday July 16, the UV indexes of Météo-France show high values, especially in the south of the country. (SCREEN CAPTURE WEATHER-FRANCE)
“You shouldn’t say that you’re going to prepare your skin in the UV cabins, it makes you take in more UV, so there’s more danger, it’s not protection”, she insists. As to “self-tanners don’t protect” neither. Whether to use sunscreen “is good”it is still necessary “protection indexes of at least 30 and apply it well, because we often miss places”lance Caroline Robert.
You have to “be careful all the time”
The head of the dermatology department at the Gustave Roussy Institute advises “be careful all the time” and not only between noon and 2 p.m. when exposed to the sun. “As soon as we can, we put on light but covering clothes”, she recommends. It is, according to her, useless to laze for hours in the sun to fix vitamin D. “You can get vitamin D very quickly, with not very long exposure”explains Caroline Robert.
It invites you to be extra vigilant, especially for fair-skinned or bald people who forget to protect their skull. Climate change is also likely to increase the risks: “If there is more sun, we will be more exposed. If we reduce the ozone content in the atmosphere, we have shorter and dangerous UV rays that will pass.”
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