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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2025 · 5 MIN

Concerns about the anti-sunscreen trend sweeping social media

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A number of Influencers on social media are claiming that chemicals in sunscreen are dangerous. Some viral clips have gone so far as to claim “the sun does not cause skin cancer”. To discuss this further was Professor Anne-Marie Tobin HSE National Clinical Lead for Dermatology. 

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