Okanagan city offers up some protection from the sun

RELATED - Beauty expert Christine Cho helps us explore the trend of the anti-sunscreen movement. Discover the risks involved and learn about innovative products designed to provide sun protection without compromising skin health. – Apr 30, 2024The biggest risk is the very thing that prompts people to flock to the region’s beaches in droves — the sun.

With that in mind, Penticton is among the B.C. cities proclaiming May as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month and placing sunscreen dispensers at key locations.“As the temperatures rise, we often think about ways to stay cool and that’s important. Just as vital, though, is making sure you’re protecting your skin by having the right sunscreen and applying it,” Penticton mayor Julius Bloomfield said.

“Studies show that young people still aren’t taking sun safety seriously despite incidence rates rising every year,” said Kathy Barnard, a stage 4 melanoma survivor and founder of Save Your Skin Foundation.In 2022, over 80,000 Canadians were diagnosed with skin cancer. If those 8,700 were new melanoma cases. Over 1,300 lost their lives to melanoma. Despite these figures, Canadians are spending more time in the sun without taking recommended precautions.

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