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Jessica Bedell's Story of Melanoma Survival
... it won’t happen to me?" I am writing this testimony for you today because I also used to say those things. Two years ago, I was diagnosed with melanoma and a pre-cancerous lesion on the back of my right leg. I was 30 years old at the time and otherwise in good health. I took vitamins, exercised, generally ate well and took care of myself. How could this be possible? Did you know that melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer? Did you also know that using indoor tanning beds before the age of 35 increases a person’s chance of developing melanoma by 59%? I started tanning well before the age of 18, before I was wise enough to listen to the information that is given to us about the ...
Melanoma survivor, Sarah Gahagan's story and her plea of support to lawmakers in Maine to raise the tanning bed access to 18 years of age.
Testimony in support of LD 1297 A bill to raise the access of tanning beds to 18 years old. My name is Sarah Gahagan, and I am a Melanoma survivor. This is one of the few times I have actually called myself that. I tend to minimize my experience when I compare it to other ... skin cancer. In my mind cancer meant that you just removed the area and went on with your life. Then she started to talk to me about what Melanoma really is. How quickly it can spread to the rest of your body. And that 's when she said those words to me, "it is cancer. It can ... worry about any changes in my skin, spending too long in the sun at my son's sporting events, and the fact that I have a very high likelyhood of Melanoma recurrence in my lifetime. The bottom line is that we, as teenagers, do not have the capability, or desire, to delay our instant ...
ACS CAN, Cancer Survivors, Urge Support of Legislation Protecting Minors from Indoor Tanning Devices
... is not fully developed and who are more susceptible to damage than that of adults. In fact, indoor tanning use before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 59 percent. “The research is clear – tanning devices cause cancer. By supporting this bill to protect our kids from the UV ...
Young Adults at Higher Cancer Risk
... save my life. But I’ve seen the other side. I watched as my brother lost his best friend at age 25 to a preventable and treatable cancer – melanoma – because he didn’t have health insurance that would have allowed him to see a doctor earlier and given him a fighting chance against ...