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Skin Cancer - What increases the risk and how to protect yourself?

Pale and freckled skin, red hair, blue eyes. A blessing and a curse of Irish beauty. Unfortunatel...

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19.00 1 Jun 2021


Skin Cancer - What increases the risk and how to protect yourself?


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Pale and freckled skin, red hair, blue eyes. A blessing and a curse of Irish beauty. Unfortunately this comes with the price. Three in every four people in Ireland are prone to skin burns while exposed to the sun rays. That greatly increases their risk of skin cancer. 

Yasmin Ismail, Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon in Beacon Hospital, with a specialty in skin cancer joined Kieran to discuss how to enjoy sunny weather without risk of skin cancer disease.

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