“Second, participants who had ever been sunburned on the trunk would be more likely to have been exposed to episodes of intense solar radiation than those who had never been sunburned on the trunk.”
A third potential reason was proposed, being that there’s an increasing prevalence of behaviours “facilitating intermittent sun exposure”, such as wearing bikinis and causal clothes with the trunk partially exposed.
Fortunately, Parvinder Sagoo, a pharmacist and health advisor for Simply Health Meds Online, suggests many of these risks could be countered by applying enough sunscreen.
The expert explained: “Sunscreen should be applied to all areas of exposed skin paying special attention to your face, neck and ears.
source: express.co.uk