Our bodies get a lot from the sun. It helps set our body clock, offers protection from depression, anxiety and other mental health issues, and helps us synthesise vitamin D, which supports our bones, hormone function and immune system.
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Increased mortality from melanoma in Greece
Due to Greece’s long periods of sunshine, skin health is an immediate priority, especially as there is an increase in melanoma cases and mortality.
Working under the sun causes 1-in-3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer, say WHO and ILO
GENEVA (ILO News) – Nearly one-in-three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer are caused by working under the sun, according to joint estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Professors named as NSW’s Australians of the Year for life-saving works
Professors Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer have been named NSW’s 2024 Australians of the Year, recognised for an “enduring partnership” that has saved thousands of people from dying from melanoma.