Tuesday 18 December 2007

As good an excuse for a holiday as any



Lack of sunlight may increase the risk of lung cancer, a study suggests.

It is thought vitamin D - generated by exposure to sunlight - can halt tumour growth by promoting the factors responsible for cell death in the body.

Read more on the BBC website

I am counting down the days to our next dose of cancer-curing sunshine - it's only five weeks till we are in Spain for a week for our winter holidays... Sod smoking bans, and sod Xmas!

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