News Details (Posted: February 18, 2005):

Sunlight May Not Be All Bad for Some Cancers

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Article date: 2005/02/07 Can sunlight do you some good when it comes to cancer? The theory has been around for decades, fueled in part by statistics showing that people in sunnier climates are less likely to die from cancer than those in gloomier areas. Now two new studies published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (Vol. 97, No. 3: 195-199 and 199-209) are adding to the evidence. One study, led by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, found that people who got lots of sun exposure through sunbathing or vacations in sunny places were less likely to develop lymphoma than people who stayed out of the sun. The other, led by researchers at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, found that people with melanoma were less likely to die from the disease if they had had lots of sun exposure Click here to read the full story