Does sunblock cause skin cancer? The short answer is no — but the truth is more nuanced than the myth. In this video, Professor Ernest Azzopardi explores the relationship between sun protection, vitamin D, and melanoma outcomes. While excessive ultraviolet exposure remains a major preventable risk factor for skin cancer, emerging evidence also suggests that vitamin D deficiency may be associated with poorer outcomes in melanoma.

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The message is not to abandon sun protection, but to use it intelligently — protecting the skin while recognising, testing and correcting vitamin D deficiency where appropriate