‘Sunbeds double skin cancer risk’
It’s not just the immediate danger of burning that’s the worry — in the long term, sunburn could actually double a teenager’s risk of developing skin cancer, a new study has claimed. Researchers have found that teenagers who use sunbeds are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, as those who’ve never been to a tanning salon. And, the earlier sunbed use begins, the greater the risk of developing a deadly melanoma before the age of 40, the study has found.
Those who start before they turn 20 are 88 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with a deadly melanoma than people who have never used a sunbed, the Daily Mail reported.
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Perry buys Russell space trip for b’day
Los Angeles: Popstar Katy Perry has spent $2,00,000 on a ticket to space for fiancé Russell Brand, as a gift for his upcoming 35th birthday.
The pair got engaged in a romantic ceremony in India on New Year’s Eve and the California Girls hitmaker wanted to surprise Brand with the novel gift.
Brand will have to undergo three days of intense training before he can go on his Virgin Galactic mission, which will see him travel 365,000 feet into the atmosphere. Virgin Galactic representative Louella Faria said that Brand will sure have a good time in space, with a party thrown in specially for him, reported E! Online. “It is true. We are very excited to have him onboard,” said Faria. Brand will also get to experience zero gravity during his trip.
—PTI