The known health effects of UV
I am dark-skinned – do I still need to be careful?
Excessive UV exposure is harmful to health regardless of skin colour
With kind permission from Digital Context AB
With kind permission from Digital Context AB
Yes, you do. Compared to fair-skinned people, dark-skinned people have a much lower risk of developing melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancers. They do not normally have to apply sunscreens and can safely tolerate relatively high levels of UV radiation without getting burnt. But – regardless of skin colour - the risk of eye damage and of harmful effects on the immune system remains.