According to experts, higher summer temperatures will cause an increase in cases of potentially deadly skin cancer.
Climate scientists stressed that the heatwave was not a one-off and high temperatures were likely to become more frequent.
Medics warn that the changing climate will cause a long shadow if people spend more time in the sun.
Sarah Danson is a professor of medical oncology at the University ofSheffield and she is worried that hotter summers will lead to more cases of melanoma.
The incidence of melanoma is caused by sunburn, and this weather is so extreme that I am concerned that sunburns will increase and later so will the incidence of melanoma.
Skin cancer death rates among men in the UK have more than tripled since the 1970s according to data from Cancer Research UK. The chief executive of Cancer Research UK warns that getting sunburn just once every two years can triple the risk of skin cancer and it is thought that the rise may be down to a number of factors.
Prof Mitchell said that the relationship between weather and health could be indirect.
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Warming temperatures are one of the clearest signals of climate change. People in the UK tend to go outside more when the temperature is warm. Exposure to the sun throughout the year leads to more exposure to the UV part of the sun which is a known risk factor for skin cancer.
Mitchell said that long-term health consequences of the climate crisis weren't discussed.
We don't know if a specific heatwave caused a specific cancer. He said that the increased risk of cancer was linked to the integration of many warmer days and that more research was needed.
Cancer Research UK's senior health information manager said it was too early to know the impact of the recent hot weather on skin cancer cases.
She said that it was important to remember that the ultraviolet rays from the sun were not as harmful as the heat from the sun. It is possible for the sun to burn from mid-March to mid- October in the UK.
Staying out of the sun from 11am to 3pm, sitting in the shade, covering up with shirts and hats, and wearing and reapplying sunscreen are some of the steps that can be taken to reduce sun exposure.
She said that anyone with concerns about a new mole should seek advice from their doctor immediately.
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