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If you are fair skinned and have a family history of skin problems including cancers keep your skin covered and use sunscreens. Wear gloves if you must but the hindrance may be worse than any potential sun damage. Watchout for the other problem of vitamin D deficiency.
If you have darker skin and tan rather than burn don't bother to cover yourself any more than to stop sunburn. I belong to a family that have all lived into their 90's exposed to the Australian sun and I can't remember any of them suffering from skin cancers. At 78 my forearms are starting to show wrinkles but no other problems. I have never covered my hands and fore arms against the sun or used sunscreen (I do to keep out the cold). However I will admit to keeping the rest of my body covered in the sun after suffering from severe sunburn as a young lad at the beach.
Barry
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