How to dodge ticks and debunking sunscreen myths
Call us at 1-888-416-8333 or text your questions to 226-758-8924
What questions do you have about ticks and Lyme disease?
If you're enjoying the outdoors this Canada Day long weekend, watch out for ticks! Thanks to climate change, there are more of the sneaky, disease-carrying bugs out there — and in more surprising places.
Just Asking will explore what you need to know about the illnesses they carry, such as Lyme disease, and what you can do to protect yourself. Host Saroja Coelho will be joined by Janet Sperling, who is an entomologist and the president of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation. Call us at 1-888-416-8333 or send a text to 226-758-8924 with your questions.
What questions do you have about sunscreen and sun safety?
Experts are sounding an alarm about growing online misinformation around sunscreen despite research showing rising rates of melanoma in Canada in recent years.
We're joined by Dr. Cheryl Peters, a senior scientist in cancer prevention at the BC Centre for Disease Control and BC Cancer. Call us with your questions for her at 1-888-416-8333. If you'd rather send us your questions online, go to cbc.ca/myquestion.