Sun smart hub on the seafront
Purple House Cancer Support is opening a sun smart and cancer awareness hub on bray seafront this summer.
Ireland has the 14th highest rate of skin cancer in the world and the aim of the Purple House sun smart hub is to help reduce this statistic by giving out free sun cream and making the public aware of the simple ways to reduce their cancer risk and to stay safe in the sun.
Boots Ireland have partnered with Purple House on the project by supplying their Soltan range of sun cream to ensure that members of the public on Bray Seafront protect their skin and avoid getting sun burnt.
‘At Purple House Cancer Support Centre we are only too aware of the rise in skin cancer rates in Ireland,’ said spokesman Conor O’leary. ‘We are using our role to take a proactive approach to help to reduce this statistic while also encouraging the public to take simple steps to reduce their cancer risk.