Yes. Its a big problem, and it won't go away just because we've solved the ozone problem. More melanoma deaths per year than the number of deaths on the roads, and more than the sad number of suicides. Those SPF stats you asked about should be findable by clicking the hot links (underlined) in the post. My recollection is that the SPF of most of the failing sunscreens were at least 80% of the advertised value (so still a lot better than applying nothing)
My brother-in-law started getting non-malignant skin cancer 8 years ago and has been using sunscreens extremely diligently to protect his skin but his dermatologist recently found he has melanoma. 26000 new cases of skin cancer in New Zealand every year!
Richard, you stated that the SPF of the Cancer Society’s sunscreen was lower than advertised and same for 8 other brands. Please can you gives some names and figures?
Yes. Its a big problem, and it won't go away just because we've solved the ozone problem. More melanoma deaths per year than the number of deaths on the roads, and more than the sad number of suicides. Those SPF stats you asked about should be findable by clicking the hot links (underlined) in the post. My recollection is that the SPF of most of the failing sunscreens were at least 80% of the advertised value (so still a lot better than applying nothing)
My brother-in-law started getting non-malignant skin cancer 8 years ago and has been using sunscreens extremely diligently to protect his skin but his dermatologist recently found he has melanoma. 26000 new cases of skin cancer in New Zealand every year!
Richard, you stated that the SPF of the Cancer Society’s sunscreen was lower than advertised and same for 8 other brands. Please can you gives some names and figures?