A 26 year old girl died from melanoma (skin cancer) yesterday. it's big news in Australia, i don't know if there's been any impact elsewhere. clare oliver died from skin cancer caused by frequent visits to solarium (mind you, she followed proper procedures, i.e the length of time exposed). she spent the last days of her life speaking out against solarium. her death has led the government to enforce stricter laws against solarium. of course, solarium is not the main cause of skin cancer but by using tanning devices, u increase ur risk of getting skin cancer by ~75% or some number close to that. is it worth it? just to look a little sexier, a bit more hot, a bit more seductive? why do ppl do it knowing it increases their chance of getting skin cancer? especially in Australia, a country which already has the highest number of skin cancer patients. seriously... is it worth it?
this morning on Fox fm, they asked their listeners 'should solarium be banned?'. i only heard 4 ppl's comments (reached the car park) and they all said no. one said it's the accelarator that should be banned (a man who tans, his wife is in the industry); the other one said tanning made her feel more confident of herself, it made her feel good that her bum n her legs are the same colour; another caller said why should the industry be punished? (she's obviously in the industry). well to be fair, the last caller said it depends which solarium u go to. the one she goes to checks her skin everytime to make sure she cannot be exposed to UV for a period of time blah blah.. bottom line, IS IT WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE TO LOOK PRETTIER? tell me if there is other benefits to solarium besides cosmetic purposes (i dun think there is). use a self-tanning spray or some tanning lotion for goodness sake, or go to the beach once in awhile but remember to use sun block. u get a tan even with sun block lotion!!
don't be so stupid... don't do anything that will increase ur risk of getting cancer! smoking included but that is... a discussion for another day......
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wow. i hadn't heard about that. but i'm not really ever keeping up to date with current affairs. and also it's not all that suprising, a lot of young people get skin cancer in australia, i guess the reason it made news is because of the regular solarium visits?
well, i personally don't see the attraction of sitting in an oven for 20minutes to brown yourself, but that doesn't mean i should try to ban such a practice. especially when it can be done in a responsible way, such as regular skin checks etc. radio polls usually aren't very fair and more often than not are uneducated opinions - a bit like blogs! lol ;P (and i'm poking fun at myself, not at you!)
i believe that people find it hard to really express themselves when it comes to justifying WHY they do something. all types of reasons will surface when you ask someone for a reason, but sometimes the real reason is harder to percieve - such as, "it's an escape", or a "way to deal with life". before you roll your eyes and dismiss that as being "weak", try to think about it in other situations. why do people take drugs? why do they commit crimes when they aren't necessary? why do they aspire to be something? why do people fit in to society, and why do people actively aim to be an outcast? why do people go to lengths to tan their bodies?
sometimes living as long as you can isn't as important as living for the moment. and sometimes it is worth it, if the individual thinks it improves their quality (not length) of life then you can goto very dramatic lengths to attain acceptance, or spiritual meaning, or relaxation, or many things, which may in fact cause physical harm to you in the process.
I dont think they are going to ban it for everybody, probably just the under 18s.
banning it for under 18's is a gd solution. We being in a democratic soceity shouldnt aid in adding another restriction to our long list of "things you cant do, or else" even if it is in an effort to protect ourselves from ourselves.
Educate the ppl about the risks, let them know what could happen to them. If they aspire one day to wear a bit of their arse on their face, a pat on the back they should be getting. Just see it as another example of Darwinism in action.
Very much like smoking, though the government has a heavy hand in trying to curb smokers from smoking they havent outlawed it. This is something the user chooses to do themselves, and it's not like u can get passive radiation being emitted from them. So its co0l...
but keep the kiddies from it coz they stupid
ahhh ip u so funny!
Banning substances or practices will usually come about when the harm caused out-weighs the public demand or relief caused to society.
It's true, there are a lot of things which are banned in this society we live in - it's the basic reason why we have laws. I'd assume that banning solariums would go down pretty easily actually; the majority of people probably don't use them, and would probably be easily tricked into believing they needed to be banned.
But I personally do not condone the banning of solariums and many other things. The more restrictive the government becomes, and the more they tell us what we can and can't do, well... it rids us of our freedom, which is what we pride ourselves on having so much of in Australia. Education and choice is the key.
They shouldn't ban solariums. If used responsibly and in moderation solariums pose no BIG risk as some people make it out. Also, how do we know if Clare Oliver had a family histroy of skin cancer or how long she was in the sun. The sun has UVA rays that are just as harmful. Alternative tans such as spray on tans are not adequate and leave streaks especially those with sensitive skin .
quite interesting article. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did you learn that some chinese hacker had busted twitter yesterday again.
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