New monitoring wristband tells users when to get out of the sun

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With around 200,000 new cases worldwide of malignant melanoma, the most virulent form of skin cancer, reported in 2008 according to Cancer Research UK statistics, limiting exposure to the sun is vitally important. But keeping track of our exposure, particularly on cloudy days, can be a difficult exercise. New technology developed at the University of Strathclyde makes things easier by providing a visual warning of when to seek some shade or slap on some more sunscreen... Continue Reading New monitoring wristband tells users when to get out of the sun

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Melanoma, Monitoring, Skin Cancer, Ultraviolet, University of Strathclyde

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