Two cancer research scientists in Australia have called for people to stop glamourising tanning in their acceptance speech for Australian of the year.

They said that the bronzed Aussie culture is actually killing us and called on influencers and advertisers to stop promoting it.

Trustee of Melanoma New Zealand Doctor Sonya Bodley told Heather Du-Plesis Allan that "young people are being influenced by celebrities"



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Two cancer research scientists in Australia have called for people to stop glamourising tanning in their acceptance speech for Australian of the year.
They said that the bronzed Aussie culture is actually killing us and called on influencers and advertisers to stop promoting it.
Trustee of Melanoma New Zealand Doctor Sonya Bodley told Heather Du-Plesis Allan that "young people are being influenced by celebrities"
 
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