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by sp332 3123 days ago
That drastically increases your odds of skin cancer. If you want to reduce your risk of dying overall, stay covered up and take supplements.
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Melanoma correlation with sun exposure is tricky; regular (non burning) exposure tends to correlate with lower risk (eg in outdoor workers). Non-melanoma skin cancers are usually curable. It's plausible to argue the benefits of regular non burning sun exposure overweight the risks.