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Ontario government stalling on legislation to protect youth CCS Press Release
Thursday, October 1, 2009
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY (ONTARIO DIVISION) Ontario government stalling on legislation to protect youth from exposure to UV radiation from artificial tanning equipment: Canadian Cancer Society
The Ontario government made a promise last year to look into protecting our youth from the harmful effects of UV radiation from artificial tanning equipment.… continue reading
Alert over make-up brands that can’t screen out the sun
Thursday, October 1, 2009
By Pat Hagan
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/beauty/article-1216793/Alert-make-brands-screen-sun.html
Make-up that claims to offer protection against the sun could actually increase the risk of permanent skin damage, say researchers. One in five products with a built-in sun protection factor do not comply with EU guidelines on sunscreens, a study revealed.… continue reading
Light goes out on tanning salons
Thursday, October 1, 2009
DANIELLA MILETIC
http://www.theage.com.au/national/light-goes-out-on-tanning-salons-20090929-gb3v.html
THE number of tanning solariums in Melbourne has plummeted in the past three years, with tougher legislation and consumers’ heightened fear of skin cancer causing more than half of the city’s sunbed salons to close down. A new audit of the industry has revealed a dramatic decrease in the number of solariums in Australian capital cities, dropping from 406 to 278, or almost a third, since 2006.… continue reading
Less Severe Melanoma Linked with Higher Levels of Vitamin D
Thursday, October 1, 2009
http://www.skininc.com/skinscience/physiology/62572797.html
Potentially arguing the case for people’s needfor more vitamin D, a recent study has shown melanoma patients whose bodies contain higher levels of the vitamin typically have less severe forms of the cancer. Higher levels of vitamin D are linked to less severe, less deadly melanoma lesions in people with skin cancer, new research suggests.… continue reading
Fabutan Sun Tan Studios Kicks Off 8th Annual ‘Ray of Hope’ Campaign for Breast Cancer Research
Thursday, October 1, 2009
CALGARY, Oct. 1 /CNW/ – During October, Fabutan Sun Studios is asking its customers to give a Ray of Hope to the one-in-nine Canadian women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. Each October, Fabutan studios across Canada work together to help support the Vitamin D Society’s fight against this disease: the fundraiser coincides with the start of Breast Cancer Awareness month.… continue reading
