Has there been a recognizable increase in the amount of skin cancer that has been documented since western society stopped wearing multilayered, extremely modest clothing about a century or so ago? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Has there been a recognizable increase in the amount of skin cancer that has been documented since western society stopped wearing multilayered, extremely modest clothing about a century or so ago?

by mustardhouse1

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