Skin Cancer Risk: Spray Away?

07/08/2025 14 min Episodio 59
Skin Cancer Risk: Spray Away?

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Episode Synopsis

“There’s no such thing as a healthy tan.” While we may be coming around on that idea, are we getting distracted by potential reasons not to use sunscreen? Are there ingredients in sunscreens that are toxic to us, or to the ocean’s ecosystem? What about those spray sunscreens? Dr. Jenna Kelsey, UConn Health dermatologist, joins to help weigh the risks and benefits of these factors against the carcinogenic properties of sun exposure.
(Dr. Jenna Kelsey, Carolyn Pennington, Chris DeFrancesco, August 2025, studio and production support by Ethan Giorgetti and Ryan Bernat)
Jenna Bordelon Kelsey, MD
https://www.uconnhealth.org/providers/profiles/bordelon%20kelsey-jenna
UConn Health Dermatology
https://www.uconnhealth.org/dermatology-cosmetic-surgery/dermatology
UConn Health’s advanced melanoma program
https://www.uconnhealth.org/cancer-blood-disorders/services-specialties/skin-cancer
American Academy of Dermatology
https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/skin-cancer/prevent