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Vitamin D and Sun Exposure The Cancer Society recognises both the very real benefits – and the risks – of sun exposure. Because of this, it is very specific about the hours it advises sun safety. The Society says its sun protection messages are based on the findings of an experts’ group it convened in 2005 which concluded that “a balance is required between avoiding an increased risk of skin cancer and maintaining adequate vitamin D levels”.… continue reading

Achieving that bronze glow for that first trip to the beach is an important goal for some, but sitting under a tanning lamp to get that look poses a greater skin cancer risk to particular people, according to recent research. The International Agency for Research on Cancer says that anyone who sits under a sunlamp drastically increases their risk of the deadliest form of skin cancer, but the risk is especially high for those under 35.… continue reading

Data from a new study on indoor tanning and melanoma actually support the indoor tanning industry’s long-held belief that repeated sunburns – but not indoor tanning in a non-burning fashion – best characterize ultraviolet light’s complex relationship with melanoma. That’s the conclusion that should have been reached and promoted by authors of “The Association of Use of Sunbeds with Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma and other skin cancers: A systematic Review” – a paper published this month in the International Journal of Cancer.… continue reading

By Stephen Daniells Raising vitamin D intake could lower breast, colorectal cancer risk Low vitamin D status may raise cancer risk, say scientists Vitamin D levels linked to breast cancer progression Vitamin D could half pancreatic cancer risk 3/20/2007 – Increased vitamin D levels during youth, from the sun and the diet, may reduce the risk of breast cancer later in life by over 30 per cent, suggests a new epidemiological study.… continue reading

Source: American Academy of Dermatology Date: March 20, 2007 More on: Teen Health, Educational Psychology, Skin Care, Children’s Health, Skin Cancer, Psoriasis New Study Indicates Tanning May Be Addictive Science Daily — Despite repeated health warnings about the dangers of tanning from sunlight and artificial light sources, there are still those whose mantra “bronzed is beautiful” remains unshaken.… continue reading