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Sneakers Cover State House Front Steps to Urge Legislators to Keep South Carolina Teens Healthy
... tanning devices as carcinogenic to humans and the FDA requires the highest level of warning possible on the packaging—a black box warning. Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer. In South Carolina this year, an estimated 1,810 people will be diagnosed with the disease. Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and on average, one person dies from melanoma every hour. The earlier a person starts tanning, the greater the risk of getting melanoma and other skin cancers later in life because ultraviolet (UV) radiation can damage DNA in skin cells and is cumulative over time. For ...
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 ...
Oklahomans Receive High Honors for Outstanding Efforts in Cancer Advocacy
... dignity and grace under pressure as she shared her sister Maddie’s story. In her freshman year of college, Maddie passed away from melanoma. Watts mobilized her friends, family and co-workers at Stephenson Cancer Center to pass this important legislation. Oklahoma’s advocacy ...
New Mexico Advocates Rally in Support of Cancer Prevention Initiatives
... to humans,” the same category as tobacco and asbestos. 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 their elected officials about include: increasing access, awareness and ...
$1.50 Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda at Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol
... Worse yet, one in nine high school girls use tanning devices despite the fact that indoor tanning before the age of 35 increases the risk of melanoma by 59 percent,” said ACS CAN New Mexico Government Relations Director Sandra Adondakis. A bill to improve patient quality of life ...