Top tips for protecting your skin from cancer this Sun Awareness Week
This Sun Awareness Week (2-8 May), the Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland are sharing top tips on getting the best from your sunscreen and reducing your risk of skin cancer. The Solar UV Index shows how much solar radiation is reaching us from the sun and how careful we need to be. UV levels vary with the seasons and time of day, but when the UV index is three or above we need to protect our skin and eyes, so it’s important to know what the UV index is going to be throughout the day. Denise McCallion, Health Improvement Manager at the PHA, said: “It’s that time of