Skin cancer: a burning issue for gardeners

Cover up before heading out into the garden this Easter or you may get more than you bargained for, says Matthew ApplebyThe skin cancer season is approaching - and gardeners are more vulnerable than most. In Australia everyone is aware of the issue. In the UK few realise exposure to sun leads not only potentially to skin cancer but to secondary and life-threatening cancers. My Dad had a chunk of his face removed last year to be replaced by a chunk of his arse.It's not using sunbeds that needs the skin cancer publicity - it's obvious they are a guilty pleasure. Macho male culture does not help. Why does no-one tell gardeners about the problem?Over the last 30 years, incidence rates of malignant melanoma in Britain have increased more rapidly than any of the top 10 cancers in males and

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