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Why it's time we saw the light

For years, the British public have been warned about the health dangers of sun exposure and Professor Rona Mackie, of Glasgow Medical School, surely knows the risks better than most.

When one of Scotland's leading skin cancer researchers, Professor Rona Mackie, popped out of her city office to buy a lunchtime sandwich last week, she chose to walk on the sunny side of the street.