Sunscreen works and you should use it

Does sunscreen work? I've personally heard an answer in the negative dozens of times.

This comes from a study some researchers did a few years back comparing mortality between sunscreen-using and non-using populations, and found that sunscreen didn't provide any benefit. It was one of those results perfectly suited for endless repetition.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.