Canadians are spending more time in the sun – but many are ditching sunscreen
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- • Canadians are spending more time outdoors, increasing sun exposure risk.
- • Sunscreen use is declining, despite growing skin cancer rates.
- • Melanoma cases in Quebec have increased by 430% over the last three decades.
Source Summary
Some experts say while sun exposure is on the rise in Canada, sunscreen use is losing popularity. Skin cancer rates are also growing. In Quebec, the incidence of melanoma per 100,000 people, jumped by more than 430 per cent in the last three decades, according to Statistics Canada.
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