Feature - The Sun is Shining ... BAD Launches Sun Awareness Week

The British Association of Dermatologists launch Sun Awareness Week
3rd May-10th May 2010

Details from the latest press release on the Cancer Research Website confirm that the incidence of malignant melanoma is rising sharply with a five fold increase in new cases over the last 30 years. We have all become more aware of the risks of excessive sun burn associated with skin cancer formation, unfortunately this knowledge has come too late for those in their 60’s who when they were in their 20’s suffered regular sun damage with the introduction of the package holiday and also some sun bed treatments. As David R Gateley FRCS, Consultant Plastic Surgeon at St George's Hospital, London says “I believe we must remain vigilant and protect against sun burn at all ages, using a combination of sun screens with high SP factor and would encourage the use of sun protection swim wear."

He continues, "The latter is a very practical way of keeping skin, both young and old safe, from harmful UVA and UVB rays. The use of sun protection hats which carry a UPF 50+ rating for adults and children and sun protection tops for older children, teenagers and adults are, I believe, an essential adjunct to the use of sunscreen. All my children used this combined protection against the sun.”

There is a wide range of sunscreens and sun protection clothing available. For people, and especially children with eczema, sun protection clothing can be the perfect solution to protecting eczematous skin. Sunscreens on open sore skin can cause irritation. By covering up with sun protection clothing, and limiting the use of sunscreens to those parts of the body that are not protected by the clothing, irritation to the skin can be limited.

www.beachfactory.com offer a great range of clothing for babies, children, teenagers and adults.

More information about David R Gateley and his work can be found by following this link - www.plastic-surgery.co.uk

More information about Sun Awareness Week and sun awareness throughout the summer months visit www.bad.org.uk