Warm air and sunshine will be luring to go outside on the balcony or for a walk in the Park. To sunscreen or a head covering is the least of your thinking in April, but still.
The ultra could be violet radiation of the sun was already very intense, and often underestimated, warns Gerd Nettekoven of the German cancer aid.
After the Winter, the desire is to heat and light is particularly large, the Chairman of the Board of the Foundation, with its headquarters in Bonn.
At the same time the skin is still very sensitive to the potentially skin cancer-causing UV radiation.
His advice: The skin slowly to the sun more Season to get used to, and in any case, sunburn can be avoided.
Skin protect from UV rays
Already in these days and likely over Easter, the Federal office for radiation protection (BfS) is predicted in many Parts of the country, UV-Index values, for which a protection of the skin is necessary, and where the blazing midday sun already should avoid.
In addition, The head cover, prefer a pair of sunglasses to wear and exposed areas of skin with sun cream to RUB in.
The UV Index is an important tool, the intensity of the sun to properly assess, explained Nettekoven. Current forecasts and the resulting recommendations on the authority’s Website.
Damage in the genome of the skin cells
What makes UV-radiation so insidious: you can’t feel it. “If the skin reacts, so, reddens, itches or hurts – is this already a sign for a too high UV-radiation dose,” said the expert.
UV-radiation very quickly led to damage in the genetic material of skin cells. “In principle, the body, the resulting genetic material can repair damage in the cells or damaged cells to repel,” says Nettekoven.
The skin was too long or too often unprotected UV radiation could damage the genetic material of cells remain. Decades later, could this cancer of the skin.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa)
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