Comments on: Everything under the sunbeds http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/05/07/everything-under-the-sunbeds/ The latest news, views and opinions from Cancer Research UK Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:33:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sarah Gillott http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/05/07/everything-under-the-sunbeds/#comment-4732 Sarah Gillott Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:07:11 +0000 http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-4732 Sunbeds should be banned. My Mother used to use them fairly infrequently in the eighties, she develoed melanoma aged 42 and died aged 46. This was 1994 and the use of sunbeds has only increased. My Mother only went aboard twice in her life, so there is no doubt that sunbeds were to blame. Young women in Australia have been using fake tan for years and certainly do not sunbath, they have seen the damage it does to their parents skin, not only with skin cancers, but on the aging of the skin. Nan them......... Sunbeds should be banned. My Mother used to use them fairly infrequently in the eighties, she develoed melanoma aged 42 and died aged 46. This was 1994 and the use of sunbeds has only increased.
My Mother only went aboard twice in her life, so there is no doubt that sunbeds were to blame.

Young women in Australia have been using fake tan for years and certainly do not sunbath, they have seen the damage it does to their parents skin, not only with skin cancers, but on the aging of the skin.

Nan them………

]]> By: Henry Scowcroft http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/05/07/everything-under-the-sunbeds/#comment-646 Henry Scowcroft Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:33:41 +0000 http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-646 Sophie - thanks so much for bringing this to our attention. According to Wordpress (who host this blog for us, for free), context-sensitive adverts are displayed infrequently and at random to a minority of readers (more <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/on-ads/" rel="nofollow">here</a>). We were, until today, completely unaware of this! Happily, we've just spoken to Wordpress and they've now deactivated advertising on this blog. Just to clarify - Cancer Research UK received no money from any adverts viewed on this site, and we're really sorry for this oversight. Thanks again Henry Sophie – thanks so much for bringing this to our attention. According to WordPress (who host this blog for us, for free), context-sensitive adverts are displayed infrequently and at random to a minority of readers (more here). We were, until today, completely unaware of this! Happily, we’ve just spoken to WordPress and they’ve now deactivated advertising on this blog.

Just to clarify – Cancer Research UK received no money from any adverts viewed on this site, and we’re really sorry for this oversight.

Thanks again

Henry

]]> By: Sophie http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/05/07/everything-under-the-sunbeds/#comment-645 Sophie Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:50:54 +0000 http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-645 Seems a shame that at the end of the article is an advert for sunbeds... Seems a shame that at the end of the article is an advert for sunbeds…

]]> By: Henry Scowcroft http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/05/07/everything-under-the-sunbeds/#comment-217 Henry Scowcroft Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:51:44 +0000 http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-217 Thanks everyone. Fake tan's an interesting one - yes, it makes you look tanned without going in the sun, but there's also some evidence that people then feel 'protected' and actually then go and spend more time in the sun with less protection. It's something we're actively looking at, and i think Ed'll be along at some point with a post on the subject. Thanks everyone. Fake tan’s an interesting one – yes, it makes you look tanned without going in the sun, but there’s also some evidence that people then feel ‘protected’ and actually then go and spend more time in the sun with less protection.

It’s something we’re actively looking at, and i think Ed’ll be along at some point with a post on the subject.

]]> By: Karen Sanderson http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/05/07/everything-under-the-sunbeds/#comment-216 Karen Sanderson Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:44:19 +0000 http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-216 Sadly people are not put off by the resent research and truths that sun beds are causing skin cancer. I am a hairstylist and we have a walk in sun-bed (its actually broken at the moment, which I am pleased to say, and no plans to have it fixed as yet) but still clients come flooding through our salon to request a sun-bed. I use fake tan and its a great product to give you that all over glow, without the risk of skin cancer.:) Sadly people are not put off by the resent research and truths that sun beds are causing skin cancer. I am a hairstylist and we have a walk in sun-bed (its actually broken at the moment, which I am pleased to say, and no plans to have it fixed as yet) but still clients come flooding through our salon to request a sun-bed. I use fake tan and its a great product to give you that all over glow, without the risk of skin cancer.:)

]]> By: garry http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/05/07/everything-under-the-sunbeds/#comment-208 garry Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:48:03 +0000 http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-208 this is outragous sunbeds are pointless just go to the sun beds and rip your clothes off this is outragous sunbeds are pointless just go to the sun beds and rip your clothes off

]]> By: Jack Wallington http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2008/05/07/everything-under-the-sunbeds/#comment-166 Jack Wallington Wed, 07 May 2008 10:58:43 +0000 http://cancerresearchuk.wordpress.com/?p=149#comment-166 Oh dear, I guess there is no 'in moderation' for sunbeds then. We need recommendations on the best fake tans. Boots' own is pretty good! Oh dear, I guess there is no ‘in moderation’ for sunbeds then. We need recommendations on the best fake tans. Boots’ own is pretty good!

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