The sunshine D-lemma

Sunlight causes skin cancer, but it also produces vitamin D, a substance that seems to prevent some types of cancer and possibly other diseases.

Carcinogen is a word that jumps off the page. It makes us think of nefarious chemicals and noxious pollutants.

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