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Mark Birch-Machin: We know what your DNA did last summer.
Is there such a thing as a safe tan? What is 'Sunburnt DNA'? Come and find out what your mitochondrial DNA can tell you about your risk of skin cancer, and what to do to avoid the dangers of a disease which affects another 46,000 Britons every year. Mark is a dermatologist at the University of Newcastle, and a leading expert on skin cancer. He is a Skin Cancer spokesman for Cancer Research UK and his recent research has attracted national media attention.
