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Sunscreen Maybe Helpful in Preventing Skin Cancer
June 12, 2007 at 3:12 PM
Cancer News
But with 22,000 new cases of malignant skin cancer a year, experts warn against excessive sunbathing. They urge people to change their thinking and protect their skin well in sunny weather.
'We've got to get away from the false notion that being sun-tanned is beautiful and healthy,' said Eva Kalbheim, spokesperson for Bonn-based German Cancer Aid.
A suntan, she explained, was a defensive skin reaction to produce more of the pigment melanin to protect itself from too much harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Large amounts of UV radiation damage the DNA in skin cells and can even lead to skin cancer. Sunscreen protection should begin during the car trip to the holiday destination.
'UVA radiation (long-wave UV radiation, which makes up most of the UV radiation that reaches the earth from the sun) passes through window glass,' noted Hans-Georg Dauer, a dermatologist from Cologne.
Dauer recommends shades for the car's back-seat windows so that children are not left unprotected.
Kalbheim said that people should avoid exposure to direct sunlight as much as possible.
'You also get a suntan in the shade - it's slower, but healthier,' she remarked. If you are out in the sun, though, you should protect your head and body with close-woven clothing such as cotton.
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07/31/2007
I was not impressed at all with that website.
Pretty suspicious that they sell bikini style tops and tout them as sun protective and then sell sunscreen too!
I buy my sun protective clothing at www.alexandme.com
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