The Department of Health guidelines for safely enjoying the sunshine state that it is simply never safe to allow your skin to burn in the sun.
Sunburn causes permanent damage and can re-emerge later in life as cancer.
Cancer Research UK has developed a useful SunSmart code to help you stay safe.
- Stay in the shade between 11am and 3pm - Make sure you never burn - Always cover up - Remember to take extra care of children - Then use factor 15+ sunscreen
For more information on staying safe in the sun, visit the Cancer Research Sunsmart web site at www.cancerresearchuk.org/sunsmart, or the Department of Health's Sunsafe web site at www.doh.gov.uk/sunsafe.
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