TikTok’s anti-SPF community causing concern [Video]

(NewsNation) — In a startling new anti-SPF trend, influencers on social media are claiming that wearing sunscreen causes cancer rather than preventing it.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with the American Academy of Dermatology estimating around 20% of the population will be diagnosed with the disease in their life.

But social media personalities on such sites as TikTok are strongly warning their young audiences to avoid sunscreen products. Doctors are reporting seeing younger patients with sun damage and premature aging due to sun exposure, Nexstar’s WGN reported.

But is sunscreen to blame? Dermatologists say no.

Does sunscreen cause cancer?

The University of Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Center and dermatologist Anisha Patel, M.D., debunked some of the same myths spreading on TikTok. According to Patel, there is no evidence wearing sunscreen causes cancer.

Dr. Shilpi Khetarpal, a dermatologist with Cleveland Clinic, shared similar advice during an interview with …