Whether you spend your winter holiday to ski in the mountains or the tropics, the sun and its highly carcinogenic UV rays to your skin you watch. Learn how to tame them by following the recommendations of the National Cancer Institute.
Greed sun tenfold risk of skin cancer in the key
The sun risk is crucial in both winter and summer . Overexposure and sunburn participate actively in the development of melanoma and other skin cancers , whose incidence continues to increase since the tanning habits and development of tourism.
To not pay the price, we protect all. On the eve of winter holidays, the National Institute of Cancer renews its recommendations.
To not pay the price, we protect all. On the eve of winter holidays, the National Institute of Cancer renews its recommendations.
Stays in the tropics
The difference in intensity of UV radiation between the tropics and France is very high (even compared to the south of France). While attention to the transition and no abuse on the grounds that we could not enjoy the warmth of the sun for months.
For example, in regions close to the tropical north (Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Senegal , Egypt?), the UV index is about 6 or 7, or as in metropolitan France in the summer. In contrast, in regions south of the Tropic (Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion, New Caledonia, Australia?), The intensity of UV radiation reaches extreme levels, with a UV index of about 15. The immediate risks (sunburn, burns?) But in the long term (aging and cancers of the skin ) are then particularly high and they are exacerbated by the fact that travelers pass seamlessly from one climate to another, with a skin that has not seen the sun for long. Not to mention a very strong craving for sun and heat during a short winter stay. But the brutal and intense exposures are more dangerous to the risk of skin cancer ...
For example, in regions close to the tropical north (Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Senegal , Egypt?), the UV index is about 6 or 7, or as in metropolitan France in the summer. In contrast, in regions south of the Tropic (Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion, New Caledonia, Australia?), The intensity of UV radiation reaches extreme levels, with a UV index of about 15. The immediate risks (sunburn, burns?) But in the long term (aging and cancers of the skin ) are then particularly high and they are exacerbated by the fact that travelers pass seamlessly from one climate to another, with a skin that has not seen the sun for long. Not to mention a very strong craving for sun and heat during a short winter stay. But the brutal and intense exposures are more dangerous to the risk of skin cancer ...
Basic tips to be followed strictly
- Do not expose yourself to the sun between 10am and 14h (times available only for the tropics, as they vary depending on season and latitude).
- Seek shade as possible.
- Cover up with clothing, wear a wide brimmed hat and sunglasses.
- Use of sunscreen protection and high repeat applications regularly.
- Protect even more particularly children and adolescents .
- Beware of time covered. The sun passes through clouds and can be very dangerous.
Weekend snow
- Apply several times a day of sun cream and lip balm high protection (SPF 30 minimum).
- Remember, none of the areas most exposed, either in addition to the forehead and cheeks, nose, ears, lips, neck.
- Wear a hat to protect his head from the sun.
- Wear wraparound sunglasses or well-type mask with UV filter CE, Class 3 or 4.
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