From the 1,700 people about questioned to help (the average age is 46 years), well the 96 percent it is aware that a bad exposure can involve epidermal damage, including skin tumor. Not so rare: melanoma is the third most frequent under 50 and has doubled by incidence, reveals AIRTUM (Italian Association of Tumor Registers)in the last ten,
55 percent also know that i oxidative damage from photo -exposure are the primary cause of skin aging. Still, the tan (for 44 percent) remains synonymous with beautiful appearance. Therefore, to give up it seems difficult. Indeed, 34% of the participants Cofessa have tried tanning lamps or beds at least once (up to about ten) during life
The mountain “beats” the sea: 71% prefer the mountain sun, where it is exposed for about 15 days a year, while only 34% opt for sea and swimming pool, for 15-30 days a year. And the women, if nothing else, confirm the most virtuous in terms of photoprotection, using solar creams more than men: 62% against 38%. The age group 40-59 years is the sensitive, therefore, more protected (57%).
That “effort”, the solar …
You find it uncomfortable, we forget it, you want to tan in a hurry: Here is the trio of the most frequent apologies among those who still do not photoprotge. The SPF 50 is (slightly) more popular than the SPF 30. One last figure, which puts everyone in agreement? 63 percent of people underwent at least once the classic scald. Which can leave signs.
The campaign “Look for your Neo” is underway: where and when
TO start from May 4th, a Mobile Dermatological Clinic Helioca will go on the road To cross Italy in the third edition of the “Search your Neo” campaign, in partnership with Sidemast – Italian Society of Dermatology, with The in order to sensitize the risks of a lack of prevention and incorrect exposure to the sun.
An important opportunity to get to know your skin up close and learn to protect it. Alone last editionscreening visits they found 23 melanomas On clinicodermoscopic diagnosis, 57 basallular carcinomas, 7 squamous cell carcinomas and 101 cases of attinical keratosis.
Where and when? Rome on 4 and 14 May, Naples 5 and 6 May, Milan 20, 20, Turin May 19, Monza on May 21, Bari 28 May, Lecce on May 29 … the tour It will be up to 18 cities in 20 days, officer 1,500 free control visits of the in the.
All the dates of the stages and information To book visits, from April 22, on the website Helioca.it. A nice opportunity for a check-up. And to win any resistance to solar, now truly innovative and smart. Forget about it, it is not.