Those on the driving seat, especially men but also women, are more likely to have skin cancer on the left side of their face, a study appearing in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology has warned.

Prepared by Dr. Scott Fosko, Chair of Dermatology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, the research recommends wearing daily a sunscreen that is effective against both UVA and UVB rays, and thus avoids skin cancer.

Dr. Fosko says, "This exposure (lo sun rays) is most likely at a time when you're driving. It perhaps is the cumulative exposure over time to the ultraviolet rays that can be contributing to the development of skin cancer”.

Also, Dr. Fosco’s claim is corroborated by a finding of the American Cancer Society that mentions that most of the over a million non-melanoma skin cancer cases diagnosed each year in the United States are treated to be as sun-related.

Importantly, melanoma, the most serious kind of skin cancer, accounted for a majority of the nearly 12,000 deaths due to the disease the previous year.

Therefore, if a person has to be in the car, especially for long durations, taking care of the skin becomes a must, suggests Fosko.