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Useful sites | Sun and skin – a dangerous combination

How sunburns and suntans work (How Stuff Works, USA)

A good introduction to skin and how it is affected by the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/sunscreen.htm

Bad news on skin cancer (The Why Files, USA)

In-depth explanation of the connection between sun and cancer: intro to UV, forms and photos of skin cancer and the ozone layer. Also sets the groundwork for a look at epidemiological skin cancer studies by explaining meta-analysis, confounding variables and experimental bias.
http://whyfiles.org/173skin_cancer/index.html

About skin cancer (The Cancer Council Australia)

Provides information about the types, causes and treatment of skin cancer.
http://www.cancer.org.au/cancersmartlifestyle/SunSmart/Aboutskincancer.htm

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• UVA light may cause skin cancer too (News in Science, 24 March 2004)
  Reports on research that has found rays of ultraviolet-A light may play a larger role in causing skin cancer than was previously thought.
  http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/enviro/EnviroRepublish_1072063.htm

• Skin cancer (Health Matters)
  This site contains links to a fact file about skin cancer, news and transcripts from ABC sources of articles concerned with skin cancer and links to non-ABC sites containing information about skin cancer.
  http://www.abc.net.au/health/regions/library/skincancer.htm

• Skin cancer and sunscreen
  Transcript of The Health Report (13 September 1999) covering an Australian study on the efficacy of sunscreens in protecting against skin cancer.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s51601.htm

Ultraviolet radiation: Global Solar UV Index (World Health Organization)

This fact sheet summarises the major health concerns associated with sun exposure.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs271/en/

National UV index forecast (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)

Forecasts of the daily UV index of Australian cities are given.
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/uvindex_national.shtml