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100 Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Curb Indoor Tanning, Protect Prevention Funding
... any young person under age 18 from tanning. Indoor tanning is the most avoidable cause of skin cancer, and in the U.S., more than 6,000 cases of melanoma can be attributed to indoor tanning annually. Ally Healey, of St. Louis, is a melanoma survivor who tanned throughout her teenage years. A mother of three, Healey was diagnosed at age 29 and later found that her cancer had ... diagnosis. “No one deserves to pay for the mistakes of their youth with their life,” Healey said. “I may be alive now and have beaten melanoma, but I am always looking over my shoulder to see if it’s back. I’m here in Jefferson City today to share my story and tell lawmakers ...
100 Cancer Advocates to Urge Lawmakers to Curb Indoor Tanning, Protect Prevention Funding
... session. Ally Healey – an advocate from St. Louis – is available to share her story about tanning as a teenager and later developing melanoma. WHO: Ally Healey, an ACS CAN volunteer and melanoma survivor from St. Louis 100 cancer patients, survivors and ACS CAN volunteers WHAT: ACS CAN Day at the Capitol - Morning ...
Maryland Cancer Advocates Rally in Annapolis
... Senator Joanne Benson (D-24) and Delegate Karen Lewis Young (D-3A), the bill would reduce the risk of skin cancer for Maryland youth, including melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. Using an indoor tanning device before the age of 35 increases the risk of melanoma by 59 percent. Additional issues that ACS CAN volunteers met with legislators about included state funding for the Breast and Cervical ...
Cancer Survivors, Caregivers Rally at State Capitol for Improved Prevention
... in the United States and rates have continued to rise over the past 30 years. Approximately 1,800 Missourians will be diagnosed this year with melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer. Laws that prohibit young people under age 18 from using tanning devices are effective in deterring ...