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Changing attitudes toward UV
“The problem with melanoma, as with many other branches of contemporary clinical research, is that it is based on circumstantial evidence obtained from epidemiological studies rather than an understanding of the pathology. Melanoma is an illustration of the muddle introduced …
Journalists Figure Out Anti-Tan Lie
Anti-tanning pundits are conspicuously exaggerating risks associated with indoor tanning beds by failing to properly identify the absolute weakness of the data they cite, a group representing 1,100 U.S. health care journalists published in a column to its members May …
Putting the Sun in Perspective?
A landmark public health report outlining ways to reduce environmental cancer risks is slamming chemicals used in daily applications as an unrecognized problem and has put what is arguably a balanced and downplayed message on UV exposure angering some …
Behind Another ‘Fishy’ Explanation
Another melanoma study using genetically engineered fish is causing waves in the scientific community this week — suggesting that UVA should no longer be implicated as a factor in melanoma.
“Our data refute the only direct evidence that UVA causes …
How About That Weather?
Almost 9 in 10 tanning facility owners say the weather has been a factor in their business so far this spring, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in late April — a finding that underscores the sometimes not-so-marginal impact weather …
Even Southern Teens are ‘D’ Deficient
A new study is showing that sun avoidance and a lack of outdoor activity in Southern teenagers is leading to vitamin D deficiency in parts of the country where Dermatology Lobbyists have said incidental sun exposure should have been more …
Know the Facts About Melanoma
The North American dermatology community typically targets the month of May to discuss melanoma awareness. And while sun awareness and sunburn prevention are important topics, dermatology’s melanoma awareness campaigns generally ignore important points. There arguably is more misinformation about skin …
Let’s put cancerous myths to bed
Essay: There’s no causal link between sunbed-use and cancer, so why are politicians clamping down on teens tanning?
By Patrick Basham and John Luik
Published in www.spiked-online.com
Editor’s Note: Patrick Basham and John Luik of the Democracy Institute penned the …
