[DanBC]

It's a shame you trivialise the risk. :-/

Skin cancer is very common, and kills many people. People absolutely should be careful about the amount of sunlight they expose themselves to.

[ori_b]

Sunscreen is also carcinogenic. Vitamin D deficiency is also harmful. And staying indoors with little exercise leads to a whole host of other conditions.

[gertef]

Not all sunscreens are carcinogenic. Just the externally pleasant ones that leach into your skin.

[tkyjonathan]

I understand that you find yourself on the side of smokers, trying to justify your habits. But this new report is still very significant to people having long, energetic and less painful lives.

[cperciva]

I don't mean to trivialize the risk; merely to point out that there are things which, while carcinogens, should not be avoided absolutely. The key is risk management, not risk avoidance; just as avoiding sunlight entirely would tend to greatly increase the risk of obesity and related metabolic conditions, someone who eats bacon is likely to be at lower risk than someone who eschews bacon but instead eats lots of carbohydrates.