The topics of sun protection and skin cancer risk are particularly topical on hot days and during the vacation season. For this reason, staff from the Ludwigsburg District Council's health department are educating bathers about responsible sun exposure, sun protection, skin cancer warning signs, etc. They also want to encourage regular skin cancer screening. They also want to encourage regular skin cancer screening.
The campaign will not take place in bad weather. If the weather is unclear, you can call 07141 144-2020 to find out whether the event will take place.
Activities planned for the whole family
In addition to personal advice, an exhibition and information material, there will be activities for the whole family: a sun cap painting activity for children (while stocks last), a wheel of fortune and a throwing game. Participation in the various stations entitles you to take part in the prize draw. The main prize is an admission voucher for the swimming pools of Stadtwerke Ludwigsburg-Kornwestheim worth 50 euros as well as other vouchers, including two tickets for an MHP Riesen game. The prize-giving ceremony will take place at 3 pm. Smaller prizes such as fans, frisbees and bags in the shape of fish or dolphins will be awarded to everyone who takes part.
Climate change has an impact on skin cancer
Climate change has a major impact on the development of skin cancer. More sunny days mean more days with higher levels of carcinogenic UV radiation, according to the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) in Salzgitter. Both now and in the future, behavior (leisure activities, prevention, etc.) will be decisive for how the incidence of skin cancer continues to change. Global warming can lead to people spending more time outdoors and dressing more freely. Globally, the past three years have been some of the warmest that humanity has experienced since regular temperature measurements began.
More and more people are suffering from skin cancer
The incidence of skin cancer continues to rise. According to an analysis by commercial health insurer KKH, 31 percent more women and men across Germany were diagnosed with malignant melanoma last year than in 2012. The number of insured persons affected by white skin cancer increased by around 60 percent from 2012 to 2022.
Screening is important
Too few women and men in Baden-Württemberg go for skin cancer screening. Over the past 20 years or so, the number of hospital treatments and deaths related to skin cancer has almost doubled, according to the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurance company. Last year, however, only around 19 percent of women and 17 percent of men eligible for TK had a screening. In 2019, it was still a good 20 percent of women and 18 percent of men.
In Germany, around 370 out of every 100,000 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every year (including early forms, diagnosis year: 2021). Around 320 people are diagnosed with light (or white) skin cancer. It is divided into basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. The rest (around 50 in 100,000, of which around 14 in 100,000 have an early form) develop the particularly malignant malignant melanoma, also known as black skin cancer.
