Another British oncologist has rebuked the cosmetic dermatology industry\u2019s sun-scare tactics, penning an article in the British press Tuesday encouraging people to get regular sun exposure to help them prevent all forms of cancer \u2014 even skin cancer.<\/p>\n
Dr. Angus Dalgleish, a leader in British oncology and cancer research at St. George\u2019s University in London, wrote in The Daily Mail that sun scare campaigns have caused massive vitamin D deficiency and that he counsels patients to get regular UV exposure in a non-burning fashion to make vitamin D the natural way.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow I believe that rather than reducing the risk of skin cancer, following\u2026sun-avoidance guidelines could actually raise it,\u201d Dalgleish wrote. \u201cThat\u2019s because we need sun on our skin to make vitamin D \u2014 ironically these campaigns may have made millions chronically short of it and put them at risk. Rather than reducing the risk of skin cancer, following these sun-avoidance guidelines could actually raise it. That\u2019s because we need sun on our skin to make vitamin D \u2014 ironically these campaigns may have made millions chronically short of it and put them at risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sun\u2019s effects might even protect against melanoma,\u201d Dalgleish wrote.<\/p>\n
Dalgleish joins British oncologist Dr. Timothy Oliver, who wrote an essay in 2009 in The Daily Mail that sun-deprived people should seek sunbed sessions in the winter to raise their vitamin D status.<\/p>\n