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Sunburn

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How to get rid of sunburn

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What is sunburn? | Cancer Research UK

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Skin peeling from sunburn is actually your body’s way of protecting you from cancer

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Sunburn, Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment.

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First Aid Tips For Nasty Sunburns

Sunburn is a form of radiation burn that affects living tissue, such as skin, that results from an overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, commonly from the sun. Common symptoms in humans and other animals include red or reddish skin that is hot to the touch, pain, general fatigue, and mild dizziness. An excess of UV radiation can be life-threatening in extreme cases. Excessive UV radiation is the leading cause of primarily non-malignant skin tumors.
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