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Cancer Advocates Travel to Nebraska State Capitol for Cancer Action Day
... which can cause long-term skin damage and skin cancer. When young people use tanning devices before age 35, they increase their risk of melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer – by 59 percent. Melanoma is the second most common cancer in young women 15-29 and Nebraska female high school seniors are the most frequent users of tanning ...
Cancer Advocates to Take Over State Capitol for Cancer Action Day
... which can cause long-term skin damage and skin cancer. When young people use tanning devices before age 35, they increase their risk of melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer – by 59%. Melanoma is the second most common cancer in young women 15-29 and Nebraska female high school seniors are the most frequent users of tanning ...
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 ...