BBC NEWS | Health | Sunshine might stop skin cancers — AGH!

One found it helped beat the deadly skin cancer malignant melanoma. The other found the sun helped with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

It could be down to the vitamin D made by sun-exposed skin, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reported.

Experts warned too much sun could cause cancer and advised people to protect themselves against sun damage.

UV rays

The lymphoma study, by Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institute and Uppsala University together with scientists from Denmark, found UV rays from the sun and sun lamps reduced the risks of developing cancer by 30-40%.