Clare Oliver (25 August 1981 – 13 September 2007) was an Australian woman whose own health crisis prompted her to become an activist, garnering wide media coverage, seeking to ban the use of tanning beds. She wished to become a journalist and wrote a story before dying which was published in newspapers all over the country. Oliver's melanoma was first discovered as part of a health check-up shortly after she had been employed by SBS Television upon completion of a media degree. Clare was diagnosed at the age of 22. She gained publicity on 22 August 2007 by announcing in an open letter that she only had days to live due to melanoma and stating her goal was to reach her 26th birthday.[1] She did, and celebrated at Luna Park in St Kilda, Victoria. Less than three weeks later, at 8am on 13 September at the Caritas Christi Hospice in Kew, Clare died.[2][3]
Oliver campaigned in her last days against the lack of regulations governing solariums, however, whilst she believed it a major factor in her illness, she had spent time sun baking at St Kilda in her earlier years, where she grew up.
The Australian government has since made previously voluntary code practices mandatory in the use of tanning beds in Australia.[4][5] The Victorian government introduced new legislation in February 2009 to tighten the control of solariums and prohibit people aged under 18 from using solariums.[6][7]
Oliver was survived by her mother, Priscilla Lau Oliver.
Oliver's legacy is her vehement disapproval of the use of sunbeds in communities. In her life she campaigned for their complete ban and her legacy pertains to the dangers of sun tanning in general and how destructive skin cancers can be to anyone's life.
Clare Oliver (25 August 1981 – 13 September 2007) was an Australian woman whose own health crisis prompted her to become an activist, garnering wide media coverage for her campaign to ban the use of tanning beds. She had wanted to become a journalist and wrote a story before her death that was published in newspapers all over the country. Oliver's melanoma was first discovered as part of a health check-up shortly after she had been employed by SBS Television upon completion of a media degree.
Oliver was diagnosed at the age of 22. She gained publicity on 22 August 2007 by announcing in an open letter that she only had days to live due to melanoma and stating her goal was to reach her 26th birthday.[1] She did, and celebrated at Luna Park in St Kilda, Victoria. Oliver died less than three weeks later, on 13 September at the Caritas Christi Hospice in Kew.[2][3]
Oliver campaigned in her last days against the lack of regulations governing solariums, however, whilst she believed it a major factor in her illness, she had spent time in her earlier years sun bathing at St Kilda, where she grew up.
The Australian government has since made previously voluntary code practices mandatory in the use of tanning beds in Australia.[4][5] The Victorian government introduced new legislation in February 2009 to tighten the control of solariums and prohibit people aged under 18 from using them.[6][7]
Oliver is survived by her mother, Priscilla Lau Oliver.
Oliver's legacy is her vehement disapproval of the use of sunbeds in communities. In her life she campaigned for their complete ban and her legacy pertains to the dangers of sun tanning in general and the destructive nature of skin cancers.
   | News article with open letter from Clare - A tan to die for | Victoria | News.com.au |
| | ABC Interview with Clare Oliver - Web Extra: Extended interview with Clare Oliver - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |
| | Government reaction - Brave Clare gets a boost | Herald Sun |
| | Cancer campaigner Clare Oliver dies - Cancer campaigner Clare Oliver dies - National - theage.com.au |
| | Solarium skin cancer victim Clare Oliver dies - Solarium skin cancer victim Clare Oliver dies | News.com.au Top stories | News.com.au |
| | Crackdown on tanning salons - Crackdown on tanning salons | Herald Sun |
| | Clare's dying wish to come true - Clare's dying wish to come true - National - smh.com.au |
| | ABC ''7.30 Report'' video: 'The Dangers of a Deadly Tan' - YouTube - Skin Cancer -- The Dangers of a Deadly Tan (and Solariums) |
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