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TanningEmporium · 02-04-2004, 09:08 PM

Dermatology Leader: Stop Telling People to Stay Out of the Sun

BRITISH DERMATOLOGY LEADER CALLS FOR HISTORIC POLICY REVERSAL: STOP TELLING PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF THE SUN

A visible leader in the European dermatology community is calling for his colleagues to stop telling people to stay out of the sun and to completely re-examine their anti-tanning message, calling the dermatology industry’s absolute anti-sun message ’draconian and unnecessary.’

Dr. Neil Walker, chair of the skin cancer prevention coalition in Britain, has challenged the dermatology community to re-examine its long-standing dogma that ’there is no such thing as a safe tan.’ He told the British journal Medical News Today that the old adage is counterproductive.

’There are a lot of people (in the skin cancer campaign) who have this almost religious conviction about the dangers of the sun. My view has been that we have got to try to look at things practically. But the zealots rule at the moment,’ Walker said in the article.

Britain’s skin cancer prevention coalition, called the UK Skin Cancer Prevention Working Party, is a grouping that includes the British Association of Dermatologists British Association of Dermatologists, the British Association of Plastic Surgeons, the British Photodermatology Group as well as the Department of Health and other industry groups.

In stepping out of line with the dermatology industry’s long-time dogma, Walker may have become the first visible leader within the dermatology establishment to do so. Medical News Today, in covering Walker’s statement, suggested, ’A reversal of official advice on the dangers of the sun was called for yesterday in what could lead to one of the biggest revisions of a health warning in decades.’

Walker, an Oxford dermatologist, told Medical News Today that telling millions of people who want to tan on their vacations to stay out of the sun invited ridicule.

’There may be an argument that there is no such thing as a safe tan but it is not an argument that works,’ Walker said in the article. ’We have to find a way of putting the message across about what is the most damaging behavior, which is why I tell my patients not to bake or burn.’

Embracing such a message would put the dermatology industry more closely in line with what the professional indoor tanning industry promotes
today: sunburn prevention.

To view the article, visit the Medical News Today web site, www.medicalnewstoday.com, and scroll to the Feb. 1 story, ’Stop Telling People to Avoid the Sun’

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mouthybrat · 02-04-2004, 09:21 PM

Margaret, that is wonderful news!!!!!!!!!!!!

TanningEmporium · 02-06-2004, 08:35 AM

Lets get back to the basic of this site...tanning and how it affects our clients and our business..
This is a must read.

salonpro · 02-06-2004, 08:45 AM

This is great! It's about time someone in the medical field takes this stand.

pam · 02-06-2004, 09:21 AM

I got this the other day and have it printed off for my employees and clients. It is good news!

A.T. · 02-11-2004, 10:12 PM

News like that is always great to have available. Thanks for the info.

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02-04-2004, 09:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
TanningEmporium Join Date: Jul 15 2003 Location: 213 Skyland Shp Ctr Posts: 4,192 Rep Power: 8	Dermatology Leader: Stop Telling People to Stay Out of the Sun BRITISH DERMATOLOGY LEADER CALLS FOR HISTORIC POLICY REVERSAL: STOP TELLING PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF THE SUN A visible leader in the European dermatology community is calling for his colleagues to stop telling people to stay out of the sun and to completely re-examine their anti-tanning message, calling the dermatology industry’s absolute anti-sun message ’draconian and unnecessary.’ Dr. Neil Walker, chair of the skin cancer prevention coalition in Britain, has challenged the dermatology community to re-examine its long-standing dogma that ’there is no such thing as a safe tan.’ He told the British journal Medical News Today that the old adage is counterproductive. ’There are a lot of people (in the skin cancer campaign) who have this almost religious conviction about the dangers of the sun. My view has been that we have got to try to look at things practically. But the zealots rule at the moment,’ Walker said in the article. Britain’s skin cancer prevention coalition, called the UK Skin Cancer Prevention Working Party, is a grouping that includes the British Association of Dermatologists British Association of Dermatologists, the British Association of Plastic Surgeons, the British Photodermatology Group as well as the Department of Health and other industry groups. In stepping out of line with the dermatology industry’s long-time dogma, Walker may have become the first visible leader within the dermatology establishment to do so. Medical News Today, in covering Walker’s statement, suggested, ’A reversal of official advice on the dangers of the sun was called for yesterday in what could lead to one of the biggest revisions of a health warning in decades.’ Walker, an Oxford dermatologist, told Medical News Today that telling millions of people who want to tan on their vacations to stay out of the sun invited ridicule. ’There may be an argument that there is no such thing as a safe tan but it is not an argument that works,’ Walker said in the article. ’We have to find a way of putting the message across about what is the most damaging behavior, which is why I tell my patients not to bake or burn.’ Embracing such a message would put the dermatology industry more closely in line with what the professional indoor tanning industry promotes today: sunburn prevention. To view the article, visit the Medical News Today web site, www.medicalnewstoday.com, and scroll to the Feb. 1 story, ’Stop Telling People to Avoid the Sun’ © 2002 International Smart Tan Network 3101 Page Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49203 - 800-652-3269

02-04-2004, 09:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
mouthybrat Join Date: Nov 9 2003 Posts: 752 Rep Power: 6	Margaret, that is wonderful news!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-06-2004, 08:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
TanningEmporium Join Date: Jul 15 2003 Location: 213 Skyland Shp Ctr Posts: 4,192 Rep Power: 8	Lets get back to the basic of this site...tanning and how it affects our clients and our business.. This is a must read.

02-06-2004, 08:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
salonpro Join Date: Dec 9 2003 Posts: 336 Rep Power: 5	This is great! It's about time someone in the medical field takes this stand.

02-06-2004, 09:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
pam Police Department Join Date: Oct 29 2001 Location: USA Posts: 5,036 Rep Power: 10	I got this the other day and have it printed off for my employees and clients. It is good news!

02-11-2004, 10:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
A.T. Join Date: Feb 6 2004 Location: California Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	News like that is always great to have available. Thanks for the info.

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