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Response: Don't let the phoney melanoma scare keep you out of the sun | Comment is free | The Guardian
Wed, 21/07/2010 - 9:27pm — CarolInterestingly different view on UV exposure and melanoma's in The Guardian's Comment is Free - stirred up plenty of response too!
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Don't let the phoney melanoma scare keep you out of the sun
- guardian.co.uk, Wednesday July 21 2010
- Sam Shuster
Kira Cochrane asks "why can't we give up the tan?" (Going for the burn, G2, 7 July). The answer is simple: we are not convinced that the alleged harm outweighs the obvious benefits, and we dislike the bullying, fear-mongering campaign against sun exposure. Skin cancer statistics are used to scare, not educate.
