Health: Skin Cancer Debate
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Baroness Sharples
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Health: Skin Cancer
Baroness Sharples Excerpts(9 years, 3 months ago)
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Lord Prior of Brampton
The noble Baroness is right but a law was passed in 2010, I think, banning the use of sunbeds on commercial premises by children under the age of 18. That law has had an impact but, in a sense, one can never do too much to raise public awareness, and we should do more.
Baroness Sharples (Con)
I have very recently had two areas of skin cancer. If you have any suspicions, is it not absolutely vital to see your doctor?
Lord Prior of Brampton
My noble friend makes a very sound point. Harpal Kumar’s task force produced a report entitled Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes. If anyone wants a little bit of holiday reading, it is well worth reading at least the three-page letter at the front of the report. He recommends in the report that if a GP has a 3% or greater suspicion of cancer, the person in question should be referred for further investigations.