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Health in a Heating World (series) | Sun, Not Salt by Ayomitunde Adeleke. “There’s evidence that rising temperatures are increasing the risk of skin cancer – a particular danger to people with albinism. In Nigeria, the connection is not always well understood, and people often think the symptoms are caused by eating too much salt. Victoria lost her brother and sister to skin cancer. Their jobs exposed them to harsh sunlight every day. After uncertainty about why they were getting ill, they were eventually taken to hospital, but by then it was too late”. (Photo by Ayomitunde Adeleke/Wellcome Photography Prize 2021)
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