Over the next two months, millions of British holidaymakers will get more than a sensible share of the sun. Rosanna de Lisle, who used to do the same, explains why she now runs for cover. More...

Redbridge FC are delighted to announce that Solar Safe will be our new Kit Sponsor for the coming season.  More...

Nygaard still recovering from cancer treatment

Jeff Nygaard will not play this week in Tampa as he allows his left arm to heal.
The 34-year-old was diagnosed with Stage One melanoma and had surgery to remove a tumor from his left biceps last Thursday. Nygaard still must wait for analysis of tissue surrounding the tumor to determine if it is cancer-free. He hoped to see a doctor this week for clearance to play but said it is better to wait.
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There was a story in Playboy magazine, maybe 20 years ago, that featured interviews with many of the top male pro beach volleyball players of that time, focusing on their wild, parting lifestyle.
The last quote of the piece came from the tour's perfect spokesman at the time, Tim Hovland , who provided the punchline: "The only thing we're sure about is that someday we'll all die from skin cancer." More...

Jeff Nygaard wasn't about to mince his words. He doesn't have the time.

"I'm scared to death, to be blunt," the pro beach volleyball star out of UCLA said on an overcast Saturday morning, wearing a long-sleeve flannel shirt and stretching his legs out as he sat on the cold sand near the shoreline, minutes after he and partner Dax Holdren won an opening-round match at the AVP's Hermosa Beach Open.

Thursday, he's having surgery to remove a piece of his upper left arm, a centimeter cut the shape of a football on each side of the skin that recently tested malignant for an early stage of melanoma. He'll miss at least the next two weeks of the tour, which he has been part of the past seven years.
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Young holidaymakers are being advised to make sure they stay safe in the sun, as manufacturers of a UV colour changing wristband joins forces with the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT).

SolarSafe has joined up with the TCT to warn those spending time in the sun that malignant melanoma is the third most common cancer for 15-39 year olds. More...

As many as 60,000 people a year die from too much sun, warns the World Health Organization.

The bulk of the deaths are from skin cancers caused by excess exposure to the sun's harmful rays, ultraviolet radiation, says WHO. More...

SACRAMENTO - Assemblywoman Nicole M. Parra (D-Hanford), today, announced the passage of AB 2645, also known as Esmeralda's Law, from the Assembly Floor by a vote of 66-1.

AB 2645, which relates to sun protection, would clarify that current statue allows students to wear hats, as protection from the sun, during physical education courses without a doctor's note or parental permission.
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