The perils of trying to interpret observational studies. Fortunately, Community Notes is on it.
"This correlation is due to the "sunscreen paradox": people who use sunscreen tend to spend more time in the sun, creating a false sense of security."
“Sudden And Unexpected”@toobaffled
A major study involving more than 470,000 participants has found that using sunscreen massively increases the risk of three major types of skin cancer. According to the UK Biobank study, frequent sunscreen users faced a 292% higher risk of invasive melanoma, a 140% higher risk of basal cell carcinoma, and a 126% higher risk of squamous cell carcinoma. thepeoplesvoice.tv/sunscreen-shoc…
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