2023-06-06 07:26:25
Skin cancers, in particular melanomas, the most dangerous of them, have been on the rise for several years. In 80% of cases, excessive exposure to the sun is involved in tumor development. The prevention of these cancers requires awareness of the dangers of UV radiation and appropriate protection. And this prevention begins in childhood when it is imperative to know how to protect the child from the dangers of the sun.
Prevention of melanomas through effective protection once morest the dangers of the sun
The prevention of melanomasthe most serious skin cancers, requires protection once morest dangers of the sun and UV radiation. This protection once morest the sun does not begin in adulthood, but from an early age. A study conducted in 2022 by the National Cancer Institute reveals that parents are not always aware of the harmful effects of the sun for their children.
Only 12% of the parents questioned in this study identify the summer period as a period at risk with respect to exposure to the sun. For nearly half of them, the sun produces the same effects all year round and there is no time of year that requires increased vigilance. Yet the dangers of the sun are very real, both for adults and for children. In children, the skin is thinner and the cutaneous pigment system is not yet mature, which makes their skin even more fragile than that of adults to the negative effects of UV radiation.
Sunscreen is not enough to protect children from the dangers of the sun, you have to seek shade!
If the dangers of the sun are misunderstood or underestimated by parents, the same goes for actions to protect once morest the sun. Thus, 58% of parents wrongly think that the application of a high factor sunscreen enough to protect children from the sun. For 40% of them, this same sunscreen allows them to stay longer under the effects of the sun. However, effectively protecting children once morest the dangers of the sun involves reducing exposure to the sun, by absolutely respecting these tips:
- Do not expose children under 3 to UV rays, with or without sunscreen. Clearly, these children must stay in the shade (with a parasol, an anti-UV fabric or in natural shade);
- Search as much as possible The shadow to limit children’s sun exposure and limit the time of sun exposure during the day;
- Do not expose children over 3 years old to the sun during the hottest hours of the day (between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Overseas France and between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. in mainland France);
- Use covering clothes (si possible anti-UV), des wide brimmed hats (bob type) and sunglasses;
- Apply high factor sunscreen regularly (at least every 2 hours and following each bath) to areas not protected by clothing.
Learn from childhood to preserve your skin capital by protecting yourself from the sun
And these tips are valid everywhere, in town, in the countryside, at the swimming pool, at the sea or in the mountains! Also beware of sparse cloud cover, which suggests that UV radiation is absent. Most often, they pass through the cloud layer and can exert their harmful effects on the skin of children. The usual advice therefore continues to apply.
Public health messages are aimed in particular at the many received ideas regarding the sun and its benefits: source of vitamin D, good-looking effect, positive impact on health, etc. The National Cancer Institute recalls two strong messages for children, such as for adults:
- No form of tanning is healthy;
- No method can prepare your skin for the sun, protecting it from the harmful effects of UV radiation.
The French love the sun, but they have to learn how to protect themselves from an early age to preserve their skin capital and effectively prevent skin cancers including melanomas.
Posted on July 6, 2022 by Alexia F. Updated by Estelle B., Doctor of Pharmacy on June 7, 2023.
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