Every single day, there are many people who are diagnosed with cancer of various types. While there is ongoing research to cure every one of these kinds, there are a lot of efforts being made globally to help people prevent getting the disease. In the latest effort, a new application has been developed to help provide people with localised information to recognise ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels around the world and five-day UV and weather forecasts at searchable locations. UV rays are known to be a major cause of skin cancer and other UV related diseases. 

The SunSmart Global UV app highlights time slots when sun protection is required with the aim of helping people around the world know when to use sun protection, in an effort to reduce the global burden of skin cancer and UV-related eye damage.