Also...did you know...the closer to the equator...the LESS skin cancer there is.....(Vit D!)
Oh My Gawd...Don't fall for that spurious correlation. Equator ==> more melanin ==> more protection from UV.
Interesting. That one I hadn't heard. I truly believe that once all the science is settled that all those dermatologists who scared people into avoiding sunlight are going to have a lot to answer for.
I don’t believe that.
My brother lived in Venezuela when he was a little boy.
He got skin cancer when he was in his early 20’s and died of it when he was 48.
I should add that I did not grow up in Venezuela. My parents moved back to Texas when my brother was 6, and I was born here.
I have never had any skin cancer and I’m almost 50.
And I’ll also add that my other brother has not died of skin cancer. He doesn’t have blue eyes and has darker skin than my brother that died and myself.
However, he has had bad skin cancer for years. He was 8 when my parents moved back to the states.
Both of my parents have also had skin cancer, but not as bad as my brothers.
I’m the only one that hasn’t had any, and I never lived in Venezuela.
There may be less skin cancer down there because so many of the natives have darker skin. You should look at the rates of skin cancer for those with red hair and blue eyes that live near the equator.