CAPJ recommends children use specific child sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher as well as staying in the shade from 11am to 3pm, wearing hats, cover-ups and sunglasses while doing any outdoor activities.

It is very important for everyone to use sunscreen when you're going to be out in the sun. The risk of skin cancer is related to your exposure to UV radiation. The damage that you do at an early age may not show up for years. 

Cancer Research states the cancer is preventable if people avoid sunburn and deal with 'worrying' moles early.

Skin cancer, known as melanoma, is the third most common cancer among people aged 15 to 39 and affects around 6,000 Britons a year.

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