Sunscreen doesn't cause cancer. Why do those claims keep spreading?
Health experts are concerned about the spread of misinformation on social media claiming that sunscreen causes cancer. This trend poses a public health risk by potentially discouraging the use of sun protection amid rising skin cancer rates.
Sunscreen doesn't cause cancer. Why do those claims keep spreading? Close Social media posts wrongly claiming that sunscreen causes cancer have been spreading widely online. And, as rates of skin cancer continue to rise, health experts worry that such baseless claims could discourage people from protecting themselves from harmful ultraviolet radiation. BBC Verify's Marco Silva reports.
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