Fashion on the bikini was the cause of an epidemic of skin cancer

American scientists from New York University came to the conclusion that entry into the fashion swimwear Bikini increased the number of cases of skin cancer. Their numbers in the period from 1930 on 1960 increased by as much as 400%.

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Swimwear 20s the last century have discovered only about 20% of the bodies of men and women. However, all 10 years in fashion includes more candid swimwear, received title bikini Who opened already 80% of a woman's body, as well as short trunks, opens 89% of men. Modern bikini   open 92% a woman's body.

As a result, representatives of the fair sex are at significantly exposed to harmful UV rays from the sun, and mortality Skin Cancer As well as the number of cases of the data disease is growing. American scientists have estimated that in the period from 30th 60 years of the 20th century, the number of skin cancer cases has increased by 400%. By According to statistics from the UK, in 1975 the number of deaths from Skin Cancer   It was 1,800, but in Last year, the number had risen to 13,000.

US scientists believe that guilt that are too open swimwear. Meanwhile, warnings experts about the dangers of exposure to ultraviolet rays is constantly ignored. Fashion for swimwear reached its peak in the sixties after- the screens of the first film about the adventures of James Bond, which starred actress Ursula Andress.

Her appearance in a bathing suit on the beach is considered one of the sexiest scenes in the history of world cinema. Bikini Ursula was the ultimate dream for millions of women around the world. Together with the increasing demand for these swimsuits grew and the number of melanoma - the most dangerous kind of skin cancer. Note that in this disease recent decades actively affects not only women but also men who also began to wear shorter melting. (READ MORE)

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