SunSmart press releases
Press and PR are an integral part of the SunSmart campaign. Our press releases provide you with information about our current campaign activities and research.
The links below will take you to the News section on our main website.
More statistics and fact sheets can be found in our resources section. For more on our campaign evidence base please see the How do we know? section.
29th August 2011 - Sunburn rife as men skimp on sunscreen
6th April 2011 - Two young adults diagnosed with skin cancer every day
31st May 2010 - Men's skin cancer death rate doubles in last 30 years
1st April 2010 - Deadly skin cancer rates soar for baby boomer generation
30th November 2009 - Charity urges government to act now and put restrictions on sunbed use
12th November 2009 - Committee calls for increased regulation of tanning salon industry
10th November 2009 - Hollyoaks star bares all under the spotlight to highlight dangers of sunbeds
2nd October 2009 - Wales' health minister plans to ban child sunbed use
31st August 2009 - Half of sunburn cases happen at home in the UK
16th July 2009 - Public want ban on sunbeds for under 18s
17th June 2009 - Ladyhawke to play a special "one ticket" gig
25th May 2009 - Deadly skin cancer cases hit record high
18th May 2009 - Cricketers in England to get skin cancer tests
11th May 2009 - Credit crunched Brits swap holidays for sunbeds
9th April 2009 - Deadly skin cancer now threatens women in their twenties
19 August 2008 - Singer Sandi Thom ages 30 years to warn young people about sunbeds
27 June 2008 - Report calls for targeted skin cancer prevention campaigns
9 May 2008 - Holiday 'binge tanning' increasing skin cancer risk for young brits
8 April 2008 - Using sunbeds under 35 could prove fatal
20 August 2007 - North East firefighters on red alert to help save lives this summer (PDF)
4 August 2007 - Sunbathers openly admit they are damaging their health
16 July 2007 - Coventry firefighters go red in the face to help save lives this summer (PDF)
17 July 2007 - Birmingham firefighters go red in the face to help save lives this summer (PDF)
18 July 2007 - Bristol airport firefighters ask holiday makers not to get burnt this summer (PDF)
13 June 2007 - Bristol surgeons build floating operating theatre (PDF)
13 June 2007 - St Helens rugby league players get SunSmart (PDF)
07 May 2007 - Burnt Brits don't feel hot
03 April 2007 - Sunburnt holiday-makers boost their chances of fatal skin cancer
15 May 2006 - Melanoma deaths in men soar
19 July 2005 - Schools fail to protect pupils from the sun
23 May 2005 - Three quarters of Britons confused by sun warnings
22 March 2005 - Deadly skin cancer set to treble
21 October 2004 - Celebrities say be SunSmart this winter
10 May 2004 - Over a third of parents admit sunburn slip
30 March 2004 - Skin cancer time bomb for young Britons
21 March 2004 - Sunbed summit seeks to ban tanning for under 16s
29 September 2003 - Winter skin cancer warning as more Brits than ever head for the sun
26 September 2003 - Sunbed regulation vital to protect young people
31 July 2003 - Scientists close in on new skin cancer gene
28 July 2003 - Cheeky Girls say "Get SunSmart on your cheeky holiday"
18 July 2003 - Cancer Research UK issues school holiday warning
27 May 2003 - Cancer Research UK gets SunSmart with the big screen
21 May 2003 - England's World Cup rugby stars help kick cancer into touch
10 May 2003 - Survey shows most people ignore sun safety advice despite fears of skin cancer
29 April 2003 - Dying for a tan: exposing the risks of using a sunbed
27 March 2003 - Britain has more skin cancer deaths than Australia
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