Sun Blamed for 60,000 Preventable Deaths Annually

[donsu]

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2006/2006-08-03-02.asp

Up to 60,000 cancer deaths a year worldwide are caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the Sun, the World Health Organization says in a new report. Simple prevention measures can avert much of this illness and death, the world health agency advises.

The most serious consequence of excess ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is malignant melanoma, which has high cure rates only if detected early. Up to 90 percent of the global burden of disease from melanoma and other skin cancers are estimated to be due to UVR exposure.

Of the 60,000 deaths, an estimated 48,000 are caused by malignant melanomas, and 12,000 by skin carcinomas.

"This global assessment of the health risks of UV radiation provides a good basis for public health action. We all need some sun, but too much sun can be dangerous - and even deadly," said Dr. Maria Neira, director for public health and the environment at the World Health Organization.
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I've been watching the sun tear up the face of one of the male reporters in Israel. everyday his face looks worse.

and I used to watch the sun eat up the skin of the contestents on Survivor. but lately, they must be making them stay out of the sun more and use sun block as their skin isn't decomposing as much.

[jsamuel]

1. sun kills more people than terrorists every year?

so does the flu?

huh...

[uppityperson]

2. car accidents do also.

[Jara sang]

3. Lets' nuke it.

[flvegan]

4. BREAKING: The sun is now part of the Axis of Evil

It is it's own WMD, and we must fight it there so that we don't have to fight it here.

Or something.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Make sure dimwit makes a secret trip there to prove how safe it is.

[hallayen]

6. On a lighter note,

The sun is also responsible for all life on earth.

[cynatnite]

7. You're either with us or with the sun...

:rofl:

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[MrCoffee]

8. If you're tan, you hate America.

Should be easy to pick out who's soft on terror now!

[newyawker99]

11. Hi hallayen!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[ThoughtCriminal]

9. Turn that light off!

As we went to bewd after a very late night working on the computers, my wife asked me to turn the last light off. Noticing that the light was actually pre-dawn illumination from the window, I told her - "If I do that, I'll destroy the Solar System".

We decided to leave it on.

[MrCoffee]

10. You're just soft on terror

Why do you hate America?

[donsu]

12. you all think cancer is a joke?

amazing