By admin, on April 23rd, 2011
A Royal Society of Arts project. The Restoration Of Appearance and Function Trust explain their work on skin cancer prevention, treatment and safety to young people. A pinknonsense production by Grace Filby BA (Hons) Cert Ed FRSA www.relax-well.co.uk Text RAFTs scientists are working on the PREVENTION of melanoma, on therapeutic TREATMENT and on providing information for the public about SAFETY in the sun. Skin cancer in the UK is on the increase. Almost every day of the year in the UK a woman between 20 and 29 is diagnosed with malignant melanoma the deadliest form of skin cancer. In this age range, there are twice as many cases of melanoma as there are of breast cancer. Malignant melanoma has now become the most common type of cancer for women in their 20s (CRUK figures). Prevention RAFT are studying the different parts of sunlight ? visible light, ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B that can trigger the onset of skin cancer. The team has uncovered a problem with current sunscreens which protect against burning from high UVB but give inadequate protection against free radical damage caused by UVA and visible light. RAFT scientists are looking at how different skin types respond to this UVA and visible light. Dark skins are not necessarily safer from harm. The research has shown that melanin (the natural sunscreen produced during tanning) protects against damage when at the very high concentration found in Afro-Caribbean skin but when it is at lower concentrations it fails ?
Source: http://www.cancers.asia/?p=9018
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