{"id":503,"date":"2018-06-24T11:44:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T11:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drseconomou.com\/?p=503"},"modified":"2019-05-28T13:22:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T10:22:44","slug":"preventing-uv-radiation-damage-to-skin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drseconomou.com\/ru\/preventing-uv-radiation-damage-to-skin\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing UV Radiation damage to skin."},"content":{"rendered":"
Living in Cyprus is a blessing in many aspects. The freedom to comfortably enjoy the outdoors during the biggest part of the year.<\/p>\n
Our skin is the first barrier to the harmful effects of the environment. Firstly, it acts as a filter for the harmful UV radiation and effectivelly does so. However as a filter it has it\u2019s limitations. The sun\u2019s radiation injures our skin. Our skin repairs up to a point after which skin cancer could occur.<\/p>\n
We have learned in the last few years that not only is the sun\u2019s UV radiation is potentially harmful in large doses, it also causes additive damage to one\u2019s skin cells. This means that as our life expectancy has increased so did the incidence of skin cancer relating to UVR (Ultraviolet Radiation) exposure. In addition we have become more adept to identifying skin lesions more often. Also the increase in popularity of outdoor activities is a factor that plays a role in the increase seen over the last few decades in the occurence of skin cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n