The Montpellier Cancer Institute trains children on the risks of sun exposure, responsible for 2,000 deaths per year

Ateliers ludiques tels que le tir à l'arc, le four solaire ou le jeu de l'oie pour comprendre les effets néfastes du soleil. – VM

Epidaure, Prevention Department of the Montpellier Cancer Institute, closed this Friday, June 14, the solar risk prevention campaign "1,2,3 Soleil", by organizing the 27th edition of Epidauries du Soleil.

Four classes drawn at random met in Epidaurus, this Friday, for the 27th edition of the "Epidauries of the Sun", during which 104 children participated in fun and scientific workshops to experience the harmful effects of the sun.

More efficient dry clothes

"Dry clothing, even light, filters UV rays and is the best protection against the sun", explains dermatologist Candice Lesage to a class of captivated primaries. "A wet t-shirt protects much less well !".

"The best thing is not to expose yourself at all, during the hottest hours, between noon and 4 p.m., when the weather is hot. rsquo;UV index announced by the weather can reach up to 18", recalls Jean-Louis Roumégas, head of the Health Prevention Resource Center of National Education within of Epidaure, prevention department of the Montpellier Cancer Institute. Of course, sunglasses are essential!

Tanning, synonymous with beauty and good health

Always synonymous with beauty and good health, tanning, the result of overexposure, is one of the risk factors for skin cancers (melanomas and carcinomas), in constant increase since the 1980s In 2018, melanoma is estimated to have affected 15,500 people and caused 1,980 deaths. "2/3 are linked to excessive and intense exposure during childhood."