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Melanoma Monday: A Warning Label Isn't Enough
Many young people today hear the warnings about skin damage and skin cancer, but to them it seems so rare and foreign. It is not. Cases of melanoma are skyrocketing and largely due to the popular use of indoor tanning devices. Life-threatening melanoma is now the second-most common cancer among females 15-29 years old. An estimated 440 new melanoma cases are expected to be diagnosed in Montana this year. Read more here. Melanoma Monday: A Warning Label Isn't Enough ...
Save lives, restrict minors from tanning beds
... their memorable high school events ahead. Little do they know that research shows using indoor tanning devices before the age of 35 increases melanoma by 59 percent, which could put their lives at risk. Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S. and rates have been rising for the past 30 years. Melanoma accounts for only about one percent of skin cancers but causes a large majority of skin cancer deaths. The current increase in melanoma in adults is the result of exposure to UV radiation starting in childhood and young adult years. Therefore, preventing exposure to UV ...
Guest Opinion by Taelor Anderson
... turned upside down when I was only 30 years old. It was supposed to be a routine doctor visit to remove a mole. A biopsy showed the mole was melanoma — the most serious form of skin cancer. In fact, it was stage 2B. Cancer is not a word anyone wants to hear. While melanoma accounts for only 1 percent of skin cancer cases, it causes most of skin cancer deaths. I had two surgeries and a year of chemotherapy to ...
Cancer Advocates Denounce Today’s Action by House Judiciary Committee
... Dermatology speak out. In response to today’s defeat, Kristin Page-Nei, Montana government relations director for ACS CAN, ACS CAN volunteer/melanoma survivor Taelor Anderson, and Charlotte Kutsch, MD, President of Montana Academy of Dermatology released the following statements: Kristin ... we have battled to save lives by passing this critically important legislation. This is a huge loss for public health and for Montanans.While melanoma accounts for only 1% of skin cancer cases, it causes most of skin cancer deaths. Research shows that indoor tanning use before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 59%. “Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S. and rates have been rising for the past 30 years. Montana ...
Miss Montana Mo Shea Joins Forces with American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network for Skin Cancer Prevention
... indoor tanning restrictions to protect teens from increased cancer risk. "Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the country and melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is one of the most preventable cancers in young adults," said Mo Shea, Miss Montana 2019 and ACS CAN ... to continue to educate Montanans about skin cancer prevention and the dangers of tanning." This year, 450 Montanans will be diagnosed with melanoma, the second most common cancer among females aged 15 to 29. Research shows using tanning devices before age 35 increase risk for developing melanoma by 59%, and rates increase when tanning devices are used before age 25. "The research is clear: tanning devices increase cancer risk. In ...
Gov. Bullock Teams Up with American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network During 2019 Cancer Action Day at Capitol to Keep Medicaid Expansion Alive
... restricts youth under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning devices. Research shows that indoor tanning use before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 59 percent, and Montana has one of the highest melanoma rates in the country. The cancer advocates will also voice their opposition to House Bill 481, which would exempt cigar bars from the ...
Gov. Bullock Kicks Off Cancer Action Day at the Capitol; Urges Lawmakers to Give 95,000 Montanans Continued Access to Health Care Through Medicaid
... restricts youth under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning devices. Research shows that indoor tanning use before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 59 percent, and Montana has one of the highest melanoma rates in the country. Halting HB 481, which would exempt cigar bars from the Montana Clean Indoor Air Act, even if the establishments ...
Lt. Governor Mike Cooney Joins the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network for 6th Annual Hoops, Hops and Hope!
... restricts youth under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning devices. Research shows that indoor tanning use before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 59%, and Montana has one of the highest melanoma rates in the country. Unfortunately, this skin cancer prevention legislation died in House Judiciary this morning 8-11. About the American ...
Fight Skin Cancer From the Start
... as tobacco and asbestos, marking them as "carcinogenic to humans". In fact, using a tanning device before the age of 35 increases the risk of melanoma by 59 percent. Share Your Story We are looking for those who are willing to share their related story so that others can prevent skin ...