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Sun impact and tanning hazards on skin in summer

تأثير الشمس ومخاطر التان على الجلد في الصيف د.ماهر محمود

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Studio interview (4m 01s) on *Doctor Health* explaining that a bronze "tan" is actually a distress defense response by melanocytes after UV DNA damage, citing the 50-year German truck driver unilateral photoaging case, warning against peak sun (10 AM–4 PM) and second-degree blistering sunburns, and warning that indoor tanning beds (`السولاريوم / Tanning beds`) are the #1 cause of skin cancer worldwide.

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