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2024-02-23 06:38:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4A7A82C0407E75345AD7D93C1642776FA62A7186D7AB1B4C24802A2077020F4F
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The sun does cause cancer. UV radiation is classified as a “complete carcinogen”: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3709783/ The first successful excision of a melanoma tumor occurred in 1787. Melanoma was distinguished as a disease separate from others in 1804: https://www.news-medical.net/health/Melanoma-History.aspx#:~:text=John%20Hunter%20was%20the%20first%20man%20recorded%20to,and%20described%20it%20as%20a%20%E2%80%9Ccancerous%20fungous%20excrescence.%E2%80%9D The first commercial sunscreen was developed in 1936: https://www.surfacesunscreen.com/blogs/news/when-was-sunscreen-invented
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