In the News

As summer approaches, doctors and public health officials are once again sounding the alarm about skin cancer. It’s one of the most frequently occurring types of cancer to occur in Canada, a statistic MPP Jim Watson knows all too well. Two years ago, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing had surgery to remove a cancer.… continue reading

http://www.thelocal.se/18978/20090420/ A sharp increase in reports of young people being injured from visits to Sweden’s tanning salons may result in stricter regulations, including a ban on clients younger than 18-years-old. Warm weekend forecast for Sweden (24 Apr 09) Gunshots and vandalism in Hovsjö (11 Apr 09) Ground control to cockpit suite: a night at the Jumbo Hostel (7 Apr 09) In the last two years, the numbers of 18- to 24-year-old who have suffered burn injuries in connection with visits to solariums has more than doubled, according to a study commissioned by the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (Strålskyddsmyndigheten – SSM).… continue reading

By the UV FOUNDATION A new study on nutrition and health shows vitamin D can significantly reduce the risk of several types of cancer. William B. Grant, director of the Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center in San Francisco, reviewed and summarized the ecological studies of solar ultraviolet B (UVB), vitamin D and cancer since 2000.… continue reading

Human lung tumors have the ability to eliminate Vitamin D, a hormone with anti-cancer activity, a new study from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) suggests. Results of the study, Abstract Number 2402, are being presented at the 100th annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), April 18 to 22, in Denver.… continue reading

Glasgow,Scotland, UK Tanning salon bosses have been slammed for promoting sunbeds as a way to prevent cancer. Leaflets issued by the Indigo Sun chain encourage the use of tanning booths to safeguard against “a wide spectrum of cancers and other chronic diseases”.… continue reading