Fears people are only covering their faces as sun messaging moves to anti-wrinkles

Fears people are only covering their faces as sun messaging moves to anti-wrinkles

Factors including social media influencers spruiking tanning could be eroding decades of warning about melanoma risk,sun safety experts have warned.

  • byMary Ward

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In the lab,nail dryers damage cells. But what about in the salon?

In the lab,nail dryers damage cells. But what about in the salon?

High doses of the UV light used to dry nail polish in salons can cause DNA damage,a possible precursor to cancer,a new study suggests.

  • byLiam Mannix
The simple changes that could slash Qld’s sky-high skin cancer rate

The simple changes that could slash Qld’s sky-high skin cancer rate

Queenslanders have been challenged to make a few lifestyle changes to reduce the state’s skin cancer rate – the worst in the world.

  • byStuart Layt
Why it’s getting harder to find your patch of sand on Sydney’s beaches

Why it’s getting harder to find your patch of sand on Sydney’s beaches

The rise of shelters and other modern equipment has left Sydney residents scrapping for a spot in the sun at the beach.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Australians are obsessed’:TikTok announces ban on tanning videos

‘Australians are obsessed’:TikTok announces ban on tanning videos

The social media company is launching a campaign about the dangers of skin cancer over summer.

  • byGarry Maddox
Why I stripped down at Bondi Beach with 2500 strangers

Why I stripped down at Bondi Beach with 2500 strangers

The Bondi bubble got to see a whole lot more of me on Saturday than any Bondi boy had. It was cool to be a part of history,but I bared all for a bigger purpose.

  • byTamera Francis
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Bare bums hit Bondi for large-scale art installation

Bare bums hit Bondi for large-scale art installation

About 2500 Sydneysiders stripped off and posed naked on Saturday as part of Spencer Tunick’s large-scale art installation at Bondi Beach.

  • byBillie Eder
Pound of flesh:The cancer cost of the pandemic revealed

Pound of flesh:The cancer cost of the pandemic revealed

Queensland doctors have sounded a warning after the number of patients presenting with advanced skin cancers doubled over the last year.

  • byStuart Layt
Why sunscreen should be free
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Cancer

Why sunscreen should be free

The cost of sunscreen is exorbitant given it is an essential item for Australians. Why not provide it free for citizens of the nation that carries world’s highest skin cancer burden?

  • byNarayan Khanal
‘Dead cells all over the place’:What happens when the sun hits your skin?
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Science

‘Dead cells all over the place’:What happens when the sun hits your skin?

We know we should be sun smart but what does that mean? How does sun cause skin cancer? And isn’t sun good for vitamin D?

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
How an oddly dark freckle could help create Sydney’s biggest nude beach

How an oddly dark freckle could help create Sydney’s biggest nude beach

Renowned photographer Spencer Tunick is recruiting 2000 Sydneysiders to hit the beach in the nude for his first large-scale installation since 2016.

  • byAngus Dalton