Warning as research finds almost half of Scots suffer sunburn at least once a year

Scots are being asked to apply sunscreen in a bid to help curb increasing skin cancer rates.

A skin cancer patient is urging people to wear sun cream and cover up as new figures show almost half of people in the UK have sunburn at least once a year.

Research from charity Melanoma Focus also found 36% of people in the United Kingdom, and 32% of those in Scotland, rarely or never apply sunscreen between May and September.

It comes as melanoma skin cancer rates continue to rise in the UK, with around 17,500 new cases each year.

The research found 49% of people in the UK, and 45% in Scotland, suffer from sunburn at least once every year.

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