This reply is bullshit. The hole in the layer of ozone around the Antarctic - as is clearly shown on the map - clearly and succulently shows and explains why there has been such a dramatic increase in skin cancer in Argentina and Chile. And we, in the scientific community, have known this for the last decade. I suppose Edufer also believes that Global Warming is a "hoax"? I do not have time to read all the subsequent posts today but will respond this weekend.
Actually, all I can find says that melanomas are caused by both UV A and B. Just different kinds of melanomas are formed. http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache...tf UVB dosage skin cancer&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=24 And: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5104a1.htm And: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/skin-cancer/DS00190/DSECTION=3 Key quote from the last link: