UV radiation – a cancer causer just like ionising radiation
Ultraviolet radiation: the entire spectrum of ultraviolet radiation has some of the biological features of ionizing radiation, in doing far more damage to many molecules in biological systems than is accounted for by simple heating effects (an example is sunburn).
Don’t let Clare’s death be in vain, by:Jerril Rechter , Herald Sun, February 10, 2012 HARMFUL UV rays are a fact of life in a sun-drenched country, but solariums are a choice. They are dangerous, unnecessary, outdated and irrefutably linked to cancer. They must be banned in Victoria and nationally, not just in NSW.
Before her death in 2007, Clare Oliver, 26, became a household name. She told her tragic story of skin cancer, and of a life lost far too early, to warn young women about the consequences of solariums.
She made it clear that the pursuit of attractiveness was never worth losing your life over. It has been estimated that each year in Victoria, 51 new melanomas, seven deaths and 294 new cases of deadly squamous cell carcinoma are attributed to solarium use.
Five years after Clare’s death, 475 tanning beds still operate in Victoria, almost twice as many as the 254 in NSW. Clare’s family, elated at the news that NSW will ban them for good in 2014, are eager to see the day this announcement is made in Victoria…. In 2008, a chain of popular Melbourne tanning salons was found guilty by the Federal Court of Australia for posting not one, but eight misleading claims on its website that tanning was a safe activity.
There is no safe level of solarium use. Solariums emit levels of UV radiation up to three times as strong as the midday summer sun. A recent study found that 15 per cent of tanning beds even exceeded this level, and some emitted up to six times more UVA than midday summer sun.
Using a sun bed before you are 35 boosts your risk of melanoma by 75 per cent. And the more you use them the greater your risk increases, at any age.An estimated one in six melanomas in young Australians aged 18-29 could be prevented if solariums were shut down….. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/dont-let-clares-death-be-in-vain/story-e6frfhqf-1226267190176
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