TORONTO, Jan. 31 /CNW/ - In an open letter delivered today to Dr. Cheryl Rosen, National Director of Sun Awareness for the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA), Doug McNabb, President of Fabutan Sun Tan Studios, requested clarification on three specific issues regarding the CDA's message to avoid the sun because it causes skin cancer.

The indoor tanning industry has been scrutinized by dermatologists in recent years for their role in the alleged increase in skin cancer. In the Spring of 2005, Fabutan was challenged by the Canadian Competition Bureau regarding messages dealing with the benefits of UV exposure. "In preparing information for the Competition Bureau, I found statistics that claimed no more people were dying from skin cancer now, than in 1985, despite the public perception created by dermatologists," said McNabb. He said statistics show that rates of incidence (new cases) of melanoma in younger age groups are actually in decline.

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