Skin checks reveal dark side of sun exposure for surfers, swimmers, SUPs

Source: Mirage News, November 2020

Surfers, swimmers and stand-up paddle boarders get melanoma at six times the rate of the general population, according to an Australian-first Southern Cross University study.

The findings are based on the analysis of more than 180 ocean users from the Gold Coast and the NSW North Coast who volunteered for skin checks as part of the project.

Among them were some of the world’s top-ranked surfers.

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