The ACS, just like the american heart association, american diabetes association, american dietetic association, and all the other corporate prostitutes are some of the lowest forms of life there will ever be. They take our money and give us nothing but disease in return. Please do not support any of them. Do not support the "pink ribbon" this upcoming October. Check out www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org to learn about the startup of this scam by Estee Lauder, if you have not learned of it already. The parabens and pthalates in their petrochemical concoctions are strongly linked to the disease they pretend to be against.
Then Breast cancer awareness month which was created by Astra-Zeneca, makers of tamoxifen, in 1985 which then was owned by Imperial Chemical Industries is a huge scam as well. These companies make fungicides, pesticides, herbicides, and plastics which are strongly linked to these diseases. They pollute the environment and cause disease and create these fake organizations to rob us of our money. The more you understand how it works the more sickening it gets. Are they born without souls or do they lose them along the way with the help of greed?

Having read this article, I found it to be contradictive.  Each  comment from the doctors were opposite with each sentence.  For e.g.  skin cancer is not a serious illness, ON THE OTHER HAND, in the same breath,  avoiding the sun at a early stage in life may avoid skin cansor which is serious.

Well, don,t you think this could be DOUBLE TALK?????????

I'm very grateful to Dr. Mercola for pointing me on the right path.

With my Irish ancestry I'd come to shun the sun in recent years but thanks to Mercola.com I've changed my entire approach - and background reading elsewhere only confirms the false hold that the dermatolgists' position has on public policy.

The result is I now seek out the sun every day. Of course I still respect my genetic heritage and the limitations it imposes but the results have been remarkable. My mood and self-image have improved immeasurably and I know in my heart of hearts that I am healthier, calmer and more relaxed.

I'd always wondered why 20 cigarettes-a-day were so much more lethal in Glasgow or Dublin when compared to Athens (Greece) or Rome - or indeed why multiple sclerosis and heart disease is so much more prevalent in areas with little sun. The Irish suffer some of the highest rates in the world. Yes the diet does make a difference... but not that much. The fact is that Greeks and Romans are not suffering from critically-low levels of (protective) Vitamin D from January to June. I can't find the article now but it stated that c. 3000 fatal cancers are caused by sunshine annually in UK BUT 16,000 CASES ARE PREVENTED BY SUNSHINE. That's good enough for me. It's 11 am and a lovely day here in Italy so I'm off to the beach now! :-P

I actually saw this ad in a Canadian magazine of sorts and pointed out the absurdity of it to a friend (he didn't quite get it or at least isn't as passionate about these things as I). However, I was absolutley digusted by it. Now if a naturopathic individual or health guru made a statement like this they would horrifically shot down by the FDA and possibly imprisoned....unfortunatley the masses don't seem to recognize this as they're slowly brainwashed into a certain school of thought. What a shame.

What suprises me is that I am not suprised at the behavior of the ACS and its commercial benefactor in this instance.

Mary

The chemicals in sunscreens work by absorbing the sun before it can do supposed harm to your body.  However the sun will cause these very chemicals to break down and create free radicals (and we all know what free radicals cause)  The truth is, when a country introduces chemical sunscreens to its population, the skin cancer rates always go up - never down.  Three of the four chemicals used in sunscreens in the US are already banned in Europe for being carcinogenic.amd they are looking at banning the forth.

Tanning is your body's natural defense against sunburn  By always using sunscreen you are interfering with your body's own protection system.  If you must be out in the sun for an extended period of time -covering up with hats and clothing are much safer than chemical sunscreens.  Also useful on occasion are sunblocks such as zinc oxide and titanium oxide (as long as they are not nano particals).  These are minerals that sit on the surface of the skin and reflect the sun away from the body.  Be wary of the other ingredients in these creams though as many chemicals in traditional body care products are toxic.  There is a company in Australia that just came out with a certified organic product that should be available the beginning of August.  Check it out at www.blissfullyorganic.com or email me for more info.  Also helpful and safe is the naked mineral cosmetic line with an SPF of 15  in their foundations (www.itvventures.com/bliss)

 This is about as low an action as the American Cancer society can descend to. The Times has been doing a good job recently on medical stories. For the cancer society to take liberties with the facts to please their economic partners is despicable. Recent studies have shown vitamin d deficiencies have been linked to numerous cancers and others ailments . To use their name to sell sunscreens is reprehensible. Thanks Vince

All this brainwashing about skin cancer and the sun seems to be working well. I had to go to the dermatolagist recently because of having skin cancer. Mine was caused by burning my forehead with a curling iron last year and it never healed. I let it go for a long time because I didn't realize that you could get skin cancer by burning yourself in that way. I have since learned that it can be caused by damaging your cells by an injury rather than the sun. Of course the dermatolagist made sure she gave me a fearful warning to never ever go out in the sun. My family have always been outdoor people and we all tan very easily, so I have no intention of hiding out in dark places away from the sun. I'm in my 50's and my parents are both dead now, but neither one of them ever had skin cancer and they both spent years in the sun. It is sad to see the fear people are having of the sun these days. I feel that one day soon insurance companies will refuse to cover a person if they go in the sun. They make you feel like a criminal for not being pastie white.

Here is a fun thing to do!  Recently, I was at a community festival, and among the hundreds of vendors,was

a booth that was staffed by elderly ladies,who were selling $10.00 raffle tickets for gift baskets with the proceeds

going to the ACS.  As I stood there, people were milling around the booth,and the words "It's for a good cause"

were being thrown out, I looked them straight in the eyes and said, "There is already a cure for cancer"  and started to walk away.  The looks in their eyes told it all!  I felt good!!!!

Well, if We the Sheeple didn't keep falling for this kind of Bernaysian corporate dialectic, they wouldn't keep dumping it all over us, just like they'd quit asking We the Sheeple to Super-Size it if we didn't keep Super-Sizing it when they suggested it, and they wouldn't keep subsidizing the Peoples Liberation Army buildup by manufacturing nearly everything in Communist Red China if We the Sheeple would just read labels and refuse to buy their toxic defective crap.

At the dermatologists office the nurse told me all my freckles were sun-damage and that I could get them lasered off so they don't become cancerous.  Many woman are trying to get a perfect freckle free complexion with these lasers.  I thought this to be strange because I don't find the freckles on my shoulders to be unattractive.  It's just part of who I am being irish, duch and german (fair-skinned).  She was made to believe that these were bad and needed to be removed. Strange.

People have the belief government will protect them..

Only an educated populace can defend against such assaults by Corporations

and the government.  

We have met the enemy, and it is us!  (POGO)

Dennis

Like everything else in this freepress society one can say what one pleases, but unless one has access to big media, there is no true rebuttal.  So since we have not the millions to adress the public most of us will never know the truth.

so what are we who swim and boat and other type of summer/sun and water type activities that we wear very little clothing  to do - burn or chance the sun screen? I am really confused.

Beth - USA

This topic is fab!  I agree with all ones comments.  I especially like yours Amber!! And Bagarino if you can find that article I would be very interested!

I am currently researching the health effects of synthetic chemicals from cosmetics in the beauty industry.  This profession is  'swimming in synthetics' and the professionals working in this industry are at long term risk.  Not just hairdressers (the most obvious) but beauticians, cosmeticians & makeup artists.  I cannot find any stats anywhere.  Can anyone help with real stats??  I have tried numerous Govt workplace health & safety to no avail (what a surprise!!) I've tried Safe cosmetics but never hear back from them.  I have googled every known word relating to dangers in this profession and still can't find concrete stats.  I also want to know how many left the industry from work related illness and where are they now!

People working in the industry are largley ignorant about the dangers of their profession and don't want to jeopardise their livelihoods so rather turn a blind eye

I am hoping some of you can help me find credible information on this important health issue.

Huge thanks

Sonia - Australia