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The Sun and Our Skin

The Met Éireann Podcast by Met Éireann

Jun 12, 202339:26Science & Medicine

What causes sunburn? How does UV radiation damage our skin? Can it cause ageing? Who’s most at risk from skin cancer? How does sunscreen work? In this episode, Noel is joined by Dr Barbara McGrogan and Dr Triona McCarthy...

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The Sun and Our Skin is an episode from The Met Éireann Podcast by Met Éireann. What causes sunburn? How does UV radiation damage our skin? Can it cause ageing? Who’s most at risk from skin cancer? How does sunscreen work? In this episode,...

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Published Jun 12, 2023, 39:26 long, audio available.

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