Skin Cancer Risk: Spray Away?

“There’s no such thing as a healthy tan.” While we may be coming around on that idea, are we getting distracted by potential reasons not to use sunscreen? Are there ingredients in sunscreens that are toxic to us, or to the ocean’s ecosystem? What about those spray sunscreens? Dr. Jenna Kelsey, UConn Health dermatologist, joins to help weigh the risks and benefits of these factors against the carcinogenic properties of sun exposure.

(Dr. Jenna Kelsey, Carolyn Pennington, Chris DeFrancesco, August 2025, studio and production support by Ethan Giorgetti and Ryan Bernat)

Jenna Bordelon Kelsey, MD https://www.uconnhealth.org/providers/profiles/bordelon%20kelsey-jenna

UConn Health Dermatology https://www.uconnhealth.org/dermatology-cosmetic-surgery/dermatology

UConn Health’s advanced melanoma program https://www.uconnhealth.org/cancer-blood-disorders/services-specialties/skin-cancer

American Academy of Dermatology https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/skin-cancer/prevent