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  JEFFERSON CITY —  One state representative hopes to outlaw the use of tanning beds by younger teenagers. O'Fallon Republican Rep. Nick Schroer said parental consent simply is not good enough. It's been almost five ... Messerli lost her 36-year-old husband, Kelly, to melanoma skin cancer. She said he was a tanning bed user as a teenager. "Kelly was the father of three children," Emily Messerli said. "He was my husband. He was a son, a brother, an uncle and friends to many, many people." Medical experts ... sunlight. They said 10 minutes in a tanning bed is equivalent to an hour under the sun. The UV produced by tanning beds adds to the damage that can lead to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) the second-most common form of skin cancer, according to SkinCancer.org . One instance of such exposure ...

... was diagnosed with stage 2A cervical cancer. She was 25 years old at the time. Over the next few months, Phillips went through five rounds of chemotherapy, 25 rounds of radiation and five rounds of internal radiation. Her treatments finished in April, but by August, the cancer had returned, this time on her left ... to eliminate deaths from cervical cancer worldwide. “The biggest work that we’re doing is to eliminate it completely,” Phillips said. ACS CAN Last week, ACS CAN released a report called “Saving Women’s Lives: Accelerating Action to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Globally.” The report ...

Missouri Coalition for Cancer Treatment Access, Wednesday, January 15, 2014: On behalf of thousands of Missouri cancer patients, survivors and their families, the Missouri Coalition for Cancer Treatment Access, applauds the proposed ... of life for our patients and their caregivers, including the convenience of not having to travel several times a week for IV infusions that can take several hours each time,” said Debbie Kersting, Executive Director, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Gateway Chapter. This ... because oral cancer drugs in Missouri are covered as a pharmacy benefit, patients can be charged high co-insurances, up to 50 percent of the cost of the therapy, even if the oral drugs are the only treatment available. This can result in out-of-pocket costs of hundreds to thousands of ...

... country in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. The report challenges states to do more by shining the spotlight on Florida, which has cut its high school smoking ... key findings for Missouri include: Missouri is spending $70,788 this year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 0.1 percent of the $72.9 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Missouri will collect $231.2 million in this year from ... costing the nation at least $289 billion in health care bills and lost productivity each year. The full report and Missouri-specific information can be found at: http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/microsites/statereport2015/missouri.html  National Report: Missouri Ranks 50th in Protecting Kids ...