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2024-02-23 01:59:47 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AC154D5D9DD4B95EBD0A9C603ED8F6BEF41E162185A31AC19D702B3887789008
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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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