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Cancer Advocates Hold Virtual Day of Action Due to Coronavirus
... and I never had to fight the disease,” said Brian Eberle, an ACS CAN volunteer. This year, around 1,920 Coloradans will be diagnosed with melanoma, the most serious and deadliest form of skin cancer. H.B. 1340 will impose comprehensive restrictions on the use of indoor tanning ... avoidable known risk factor for skin cancer. “We know that using indoor tanning devices before the age of 35 increases a person’s risk for melanoma by 59%. And we know that despite the dangers, young people fall in the trap of misleading advertising and health claims by the tanning industry. Protecting all individuals under 18 -- without exceptions -- will help prevent melanoma cases and deaths,” said Ours. Meanwhile, smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. ACS CAN ...