Jul 9, 2008

How to Sunbathe Safely

Posted in Cancer, Health at 9:00 am by David Bradley -- 1 Comment

The UK’s Health Research Forum, a pressure group opposing the blanket ban on sunbathing that other organisations are attempting to implement, has just published its second report - Sunlight, Vitamin D, & Health (Edited by Oliver Gillie). The report covers a conference held at the House of Commons in November 2005 and endeavours to devour some of the claims made by sunscreen manufacturers and cancer charities about the …

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May 7, 2007

Do heavy metal fans get skin cancer

Posted in Cancer at 9:00 am by David Bradley -- 10 Comments; add yours

As it is a holiday across the UK today, there is probably little need to warn Brits of the dangers of the sun’s rays, it’s usually so cold and wet, that the chances of frostbite and rust are much higher than sunburn. That said, summer is on its way and a paper in the latest edition of the Lancet medical journal warns that sunscreen and light cotton clothing are …

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Apr 26, 2007

Should you worry about HRT and cancer?

Posted in Cancer, Health at 4:00 pm by David Bradley -- Click to comment

A female friend of a friend started on hormone replacement therapy (to treat quite severe early postmenopausal symptoms, and on the advice of her GP to reduce the risk of osteoporosis). The symptoms have all but been relieved (although it’s difficult to separate out the effects of the HRT hormones themselves from the phytoestrogens she imbibes from soy milk and other related foods).

Either way, the recent Lancet paper, which …

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