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A member asked:
Is it possible for sun screen to actually increase the possibility of getting skin cancer?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No: Unlikely and would be unusual. The protection from the sun far outweighs any potential risk, and there are none that we know of.
Answered 11/15/2012
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None known: There is no evidence at present that sunscreen use can increase skin cancer risk. As a "possibility", there is always a chance that some new chemical could cause skin cancers due to toxicity many years after use, although this would be surprising.
Answered 4/1/2019
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No: There is no evidence to support this claim.
Answered 4/1/2013
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