Sunscreen doesn't cause cancer. Why do those claims keep spreading?

Sunscreen doesn't cause cancer. Why do those claims keep spreading? To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Sunscreen doesn't cause cancer. Why do those claims keep spreading? Close Social media posts wrongly claiming that sunscreen causes cancer have been spreading widely online. And, as rates of skin cancer continue to rise, health experts worry that such baseless claims could discourage people from protecting themselves from harmful ultraviolet radiation. BBC Verify's Marco Silva reports. Produced by Kevin Nguyen. Shot and edited by Tom Joyner. Graphics design by Leo Scutt-Richter. Section News Published Just now Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Related topics Skin cancer Follow Skin cancer close panel You are now following Skin cancer Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Read description