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BY DECLAN VARLEY

Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Ireland, with around 13,000 new cases every year. Very worryingly, this number is projected to double by 2045. However, skin cancer is also one of the most preventable.

Having lived through the status yellow - high temperature warning for Ireland over the last week, we have all been reminded of the need to manage heat properly.

Summer holidays are in full swing, and sun burned arms and grazed knees are inevitable, but it’s never been easier to be prepared.

Skin cancer is now the number one most diagnosed cancer in Ireland. As part of Skin Cancer Awareness Month, top Irish skin expert Eavanna Breen wants to remind people of the importance of protecting your skin from the sun, as the summer fast approaches.

A common misconception is how a large proportion of Irish people only concern themselves with applying SPF products and generally protecting their skin from the sun throughout the warmer months or when on holiday, believing that there is no need for such sun protection efforts in winter.

The recommendations of the Oireachtas Health Committee report from April this year addressing Vitamin D deficiency as a public health measure in Ireland should be immediately implemented, according to local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten.

Vitamin D is frequently referred to as the sunshine vitamin, as it is manufactured by human skin exposed to the sun.

The HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) is reminding people to protect themselves from skin cancer as new Covid-19 public health measures come into effect.

A third of Irish people are ‘not at all worried’ about skin cancer, worrying new research has revealed, despite the fact that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in Ireland and claims over 230 lives each year - according to the Irish Cancer Society.