{"id":27316,"date":"2021-08-02T09:58:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T09:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.cancerresearchuk.org\/?p=23350"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:33","slug":"uk-sunburn-risk-third-of-adults-more-likely-to-protect-their-skin-abroad-than-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/uk-sunburn-risk-third-of-adults-more-likely-to-protect-their-skin-abroad-than-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"UK sunburn risk: Third of adults more likely to protect their skin abroad than at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/34p2k13bwwzx12bgy13rwq8p-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nivea-sun-safety.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featuredImage size-featuredImage\" alt=\"People enjoying the sun safely\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/34p2k13bwwzx12bgy13rwq8p-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nivea-sun-safety.jpg 620w, https:\/\/34p2k13bwwzx12bgy13rwq8p-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nivea-sun-safety-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/34p2k13bwwzx12bgy13rwq8p-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nivea-sun-safety-220x123.jpg 220w, https:\/\/34p2k13bwwzx12bgy13rwq8p-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nivea-sun-safety-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-attachment-id=\"23352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.cancerresearchuk.org\/2021\/08\/02\/uk-sunburn-risk-third-of-adults-more-likely-to-protect-their-skin-abroad-than-at-home\/nivea-sun-safety\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/news.cancerresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nivea-sun-safety.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92014 Cancer Research UK. For further info contact john.nicholson@cancer.org.uk&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nivea-sun-safety\" data-image-description data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/news.cancerresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nivea-sun-safety-300x168.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/news.cancerresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nivea-sun-safety.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>Cancer Research UK and NIVEA SUN are encouraging people to enjoy the warm weather safely, as a third of adults say they\u2019re more likely to protect their skin abroad than in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The YouGov survey, which asked 4,442 UK adults about their behaviour in the sun, revealed that around a fifth of adults (19%) said they\u2019re planning to spend more time outside in the sun in the UK this year. And with 29% saying they\u2019d been sunburnt in the UK over the last 12 months, being safe in the sun is vitally important.<\/p>\n<p>Karis Betts, health information manager at Cancer Research UK advises: \u201cWhether you are on a staycation or just heading outside for a walk or a picnic, it\u2019s important to remember the sun isn\u2019t only strong abroad \u2013 it can be strong enough in the UK to cause damage too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if it doesn\u2019t feel that warm, or it\u2019s a cloudy day, it\u2019s still possible to get burnt; a clear sign that the DNA in your skin cells has been damaged. Much of this damage gets repaired, but the body isn\u2019t perfect, and some can get left behind. Over time, damage can build up and eventually lead to skin cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>1 in 4 men don\u2019t apply sunscreen in the UK<\/h2>\n<p>The figures were released as part of Cancer Research UK and NIVEA SUN\u2019s partnership, which offers advice to make sure everyone enjoys the summer safely.<\/p>\n<p>Key stats from the survey include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A third of UK adults say they typically don\u2019t do anything to protect themselves from the sun whilst in their garden or outside space.<\/li>\n<li>Almost a third admit to burning in the UK in the past year.<\/li>\n<li>A quarter of men don\u2019t apply sunscreen before going out into the sun on a sunny day in the UK.<\/li>\n<li>1 in 20 \u2013 which translates to almost 2.6 million people in the UK adult population overall \u2013 say they will not be taking care of their skin in the UK or abroad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Experts caution that whether on holiday or doing everyday activities, it\u2019s important to protect skin by covering up, seeking shade and regularly applying sunscreen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvoid getting caught out by checking the UV index on the weather forecast or online. If it\u2019s 3 or above it\u2019s time to think about sun safety \u2013 especially if you have light or fair coloured skin or burn easily,\u201d said Betts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever you are doing, remember the three-step method to enjoy the warm weather safely \u2013 cover up, seek shade and regularly apply sunscreen.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"stats-block full-width\" readability=\"10.441108545035\">\n<h3>Staying safe this summer<\/h3>\n<p>Cancer Research UK and NIVEA SUN have created easy-to-remember advice on how to stay safe when the sun is strong this summer:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Seek shade.<\/strong> Especially between the hours of 11am-3pm in the UK<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cover up with clothing<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Wear a T-shirt, hat and sunglasses<\/li>\n<li><strong>Apply sunscreen.<\/strong> Regularly and generously apply one with at least SPF 15 and 4 or more stars<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more tips, visit Cancer Research UK\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/about-cancer\/causes-of-cancer\/sun-uv-and-cancer\/sun-safety\">sun safety information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"panel-title\">More on this topic<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/cancerresearchuk\/SHhE\/~3\/8pOBgo77VOc\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer Research UK and NIVEA SUN are encouraging people to enjoy the warm weather safely, as a third of adults say they\u2019re more likely to protect their skin abroad than in the UK. The YouGov survey, which asked 4,442 UK adults about their behaviour in the sun, revealed that around a fifth of adults (19%) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27316"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45224,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27316\/revisions\/45224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}