Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
You might've seen that this UK Biobank study supposedly shows that sunscreen causes skin cancer... it very much does NOT show that 🙃
It mostly just shows that people who have more sun-sensitive skin are more likely to use sun protection when they go into the sun. Not exactly surprising...
Many thanks to Prof David Whiteman and Prof Rachel Neale for helping me out with interpreting this study! They're legendary researchers who do a ton of really cool and important research on skin cancer. Any mistakes are my fault, sorry
#spf #sunscreen #skincarescience
You might've seen that this UK Biobank study supposedly shows that sunscreen causes skin cancer... it very much does NOT show that 🙃
It mostly just shows that people who have more sun-sensitive skin are more likely to use sun protection when they go into the sun. Not exactly surprising...
Many thanks to Prof David Whiteman and Prof Rachel Neale for helping me out with interpreting this study! They're legendary researchers who do a ton of really cool and important research on skin cancer. Any mistakes are my fault, sorry
#spf #sunscreen #skincarescience
