Member Updates

Meeting Jan 25th, 2013 with Sask MLA Paul Merriman and Marg Peterson The tanning industry in Saskatchewan is concerned with the push to implement a Teen Tan Ban in every other province and we understand the Government will be getting pressure to do something. continue reading

KELOWNA, BC  — A new study suggests regular indoor tanning or recreational sun exposure may reduce the risk of malignant lymphoma, placing the cancer among a growing list of internal cancers that could potentially be inhibited by UV light exposure. The population-based case control study of 710 lymphoma patients matched with a control group, published this month in the International Journal of Cancer, was led by the German Cancer Research Center.… continue reading

KELOWNA, BC — Canadian indoor tanners will soon know more about the positive effects they’re receiving from the vitamin D generated while they’re tanning. According to a recent Globe and Mail report, U.S. researchers will announce in June the first direct link between cancer prevention and the sunshine vitamin.… continue reading

Study Shows Vitamin D Could Prevent 60 Percent of Cancers A landmark study on vitamin D – a first-ever clinical trial showing the people with healthy vitamin D levels have 60 percent fewer cancers – will be published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition next month.… continue reading

Deficient Thinking Re Your vitamin D fix (May 2) Dermatologist Cheryl Rosen shows exactly how misguided the dermatology industry is about the benefits of vitamin D. The Globe and Mail has reported that US researchers will announce in June the first direct link between cancer prevention and vitamin D based on a four-year clinical trial involving 1,200 women that found those taking vitamin D had about a 60% reduction in cancer incidence.… continue reading