{"id":3448,"date":"2023-10-25T12:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T15:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2023-10-25T12:07:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T15:07:02","slug":"the-sunscreen-paradox-mcgill-university-researchers-warn-of-false-sense-of-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/2023\/10\/25\/the-sunscreen-paradox-mcgill-university-researchers-warn-of-false-sense-of-security\/","title":{"rendered":"The sunscreen paradox: McGill University researchers warn of \u2018false sense of security\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"marketing-title\"><strong>The sunscreen paradox: McGill University researchers warn of \u2018false sense of security\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"channels_dek\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-dek field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">&#8220;Sunscreen is important, says Dr. Ivan Litvinov, but it is also the least effective way to protect your skin when compared to sun protective clothing and sun avoidance.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Sunscreen usage is climbing, but so are melanoma and skin cancer rates: this, researchers say, is the sunscreen paradox.\u00a0The problem is that people use sunscreen as a \u2018permission slip\u2019 to tan,\u201d said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/newsroom\/ivan-litvinov\">Dr. Ivan Litvinov<\/a>, an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Chair of the Dermatology Division at McGill University.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The SunFit study includes Atlantic PATH participants and is highlighted in a new article from McGill University News:\u00a0https:\/\/www.mcgill.ca\/newsroom\/channels\/news\/sunscreen-paradox-mcgill-university-researchers-warn-false-sense-security-352205<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sunscreen paradox: McGill University researchers warn of \u2018false sense of security\u2019 &#8220;Sunscreen is important, says Dr. Ivan Litvinov, but it is also the least effective way to protect your skin when compared to sun protective clothing and sun avoidance.&#8221; 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