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New Report: Colorado Gets Mixed Results on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... risk factor for skin cancer is the use of indoor tanning devices and studies show using indoor tanning devices before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 59%. This year, 1,830 Coloradans will be diagnosed with melanoma.   "Colorado has made some good progress, but we’ve got still got a lot of work to do," Ours added. "Passing and implementing the ...

More Proof that Indoor Tanning Causes Cancer

... dioxin, mustard gas, tobacco smoke and vinyl chloride.  According to the WHO, use of tanning beds before the age of 30 increases the risk of melanoma 75 percent.  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network urges New Jersey lawmakers to enact a ban on indoor tanning for minors as ...

ABC News 12: Cancer survivors and health care advocates rally for oral chemo coverage

... other states provide equal health insurance coverage of chemotherapy, whether it's taken by needle or by mouth. "I am a bone cancer survivor and melanoma survivor. I was diagnosed in college and I also lost my father to multiple myeloma a few years ago, so it's really passionate to see the ...

Fight Skin Cancer From the Start

... as tobacco and asbestos, marking them as "carcinogenic to humans". In fact, using a tanning device before the age of 35 increases the risk of melanoma by 59 percent.   Share Your Story We are looking for those who are willing to share their related story so that others can prevent skin ...

Tanning Industry, Minors Would Face New Rules Under New FDA Rules

... adverse health consequences of indoor tanning." The FDA said children and teens exposed to UV radiation can increase their risk for developing melanoma, skin and eye damage later in life. In addition to restricting minors from using tanning devices, the FDA is proposing that adults using a ...

Tanning Bill Passes NYS Assembly

... dioxin, mustard gas, tobacco smoke and vinyl chloride.  According to the IARC, use of tanning beds before the age of 30 increases the risk of melanoma 75 percent.  Thank you to Assemblyman Weisenberg for his dedication, and his strong personal and professional commitment to this issue.  ...

Don't Fry Day

... with tanning on each device. Vermont legislators saw the urgency of this issue and the value in prevention since the number of cases of melanoma in women ages 15 and older in Vermont increased by 34 percent between 2004 and 2008. ACS CAN and American Cancer Society staff and ...

Senate Approves Major $2 Billion Increase for Medical Research Funding

... Access and Research (STAR) Act, as well as an additional $875,000 for activities aimed at reducing the incidence of skin cancer. Cases of melanoma, the mostly deadly form of skin cancer, have been on the rise for decades and skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer. ...

Gov. Cuomo Signs Indoor Tan Ban for Teens Under 17

... World Health Organization (WHO), those with a history of indoor tanning before the age of 30 have a 75 percent increased chance for developing melanoma. That's why the WHO has urged a ban for all of those under the age of 18. The American Cancer Society (ACS) will continue to advocate for ...

From Bench to Bedside: Progress at Risk

... from cancer by highlighting federally-funded scientists who have discovered new ways to treat specific cancers, including breast cancer, melanoma and lung cancer and the patients who benefited from those advances. We brought some of the individuals highlighted in the report to ...

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