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Schuhplatters Slap It On for The SAFE Campaign

New advert raises awareness of skin cancer. With good weather finally upon us, two German Schuhplatter folk dancers are helping The Institute of Cancer Research's SAFE campaign encourage people to protect themselves when they're out and about in the sun this summer. The dancers appear in a quirky new viral advert that can be viewed at www.slap-it-on.com...

Skin cancer: fears rising with change in climate

As the UK finally has the prospect of a sunny weekend and with people heading off on their summer holidays in the search for sun, a new survey by The Institute of Cancer Research’s SAFE campaign found that 60% of those questioned are more worried about skin cancer now than they were ten years ago...

Mischa Barton to support skin cancer awareness campaign SAFE at Superdrug with The Institute of Cancer Research

Today, Wednesday 18th March 2007, Superdrug the UK's most fashion conscious beauty and health retailer announces that British born Hollywood actress Mischa Barton is to become the 2007
Face of SAFE (Skin Awareness For Everyone)...

Play it SAFE with your sun care this summer

This May, The Institute of Cancer Research and Superdrug are launching the SAFE (Skin Awareness For Everyone) 2007 campaign. SAFE will encourage people to be skin and sun aware by asking the British public to cover-up in the midday sun and avoid getting sunburnt, as well as raising money...

Heatwave Britain ignoring skin cancer warnings

New Research Shows Brits Are Not Using Suncare in the UK Shocking new survey results released today by The Institute of Cancer Research and Superdrug show that nearly one in four people do not bother to protect themselves when they are out in the sun in the UK...

Skin cancer: men not getting the message

A new survey launched today by The Institute of Cancer Research’s SAFE campaign found that nearly two-thirds (63%) of men do not regularly check their skin for signs of skin cancer and, more alarmingly, that nearly half (45%) do not know the signs or symptoms of skin cancer...

Cindy Crawford supports a new dawn in skin and sun awareness

The SAFE (Skin Awareness For Everyone) campaign is working in partnership with Superdrug with the support of supermodel Cindy Crawford...

Promising new anti-cancer drug targets malignant melanoma protein

Research published today by scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research shows that a protein found to be damaged...



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