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Melanoma Survivor: Give Indoor Tanning Bill the Hearing It Deserves
... by March 15. “This is Arizona’s last chance in 2018 to make a no-brainer decision that could save a life,” said District 15 resident and melanoma survivor Jennifer Barney. “The Legislature had the opportunity to pass this bill last year, and we’re not going to stand idly by and ... working with legislators until the state has the laws needed to lessen the burden of cancer, and HB 2084 is chief among those policies.” Melanoma is the fifth most-common type of cancer in Arizona, and research shows people who use tanning devices before age 35 increase their risk for developing melanoma by 59 percent. Additionally, the effects of ultraviolet exposure are cumulative, meaning the earlier someone starts tanning the more ...
Indoor tanning for kids? Might as well expose them to plutonium
... of ultraviolet (UV) light exposure, including sun damaged skin and skin cancer, but to them, it seems so rare and foreign. It is not. Cases of melanoma have steadily increased over the last 30 years due, in part, to the prevalence of indoor tanning use by teens. Life-threatening melanoma is now the fourth most common cancer among 15-29 year olds and has one of the highest years of potential life loss. An estimated 2,050 ... A recent CDC study estimated that restrictions on indoor tanning for minors younger than 18 would prevent 61,839 melanomas, prevent 6,725 melanoma deaths, and save $342.9 million in treatment costs over the group’s lifetime. Protecting kids from indoor tanning is critical because ...
Rep. Carter Revives Indoor Tanning Bill Thursday with ‘Striker’
... with similarly comprehensive laws. If SB 1290 passes out of the House Health Committee, it could be directly sent to the Senate for a vote. Melanoma is the fifth most-common type of cancer in Arizona, and research shows people who use tanning devices before age 35 increase their risk for developing melanoma by 59 percent. Additionally, the effects of ultraviolet exposure are cumulative, meaning the earlier someone starts tanning the more ... survivor from Phoenix Nicole Hill , basal cell carcinoma survivor from Scottsdale Linda Houser , squamous survivor from Mesa Christine Nelson , melanoma survivor from Mesa Shelby Voss , melanoma survivor from Cave Creek WHAT: House Health Committee Hearing WHERE: ...
Bill to Ease Skin Cancer’s Toll Deserves Prompt Senate Action
... and reminded us why we advocate. “HB 2084 would protect children from skin cancer by prohibiting minors from using indoor tanning devices. Melanoma is the fifth most-common type of cancer in Arizona, and research shows people who use tanning devices before age 35 increase their risk for developing melanoma by 59 percent. “We urge Senate leadership to seize the opportunity to save lives by quickly assigning HB 2084 to a committee and give ...
Arizona may ban teens from tanning beds
... tanning devices, especially at a young age, increases the risk for cancer. If we were to pass this law, there would be almost 1,400 cases of melanoma averted ... and more than $7.6 million in health-cost savings." Several skin-cancer patients spoke in support of the bill during ... said she started using tanning beds at age 19, going two or three times a week. Three years later, she noticed a strange mole that later became melanoma. "In the last 10 years, I have had nine surgeries, seven chemotherapy treatments, four radiation treatments, hospital stays and endless ... According to pediatric dermatologist Dr. Ron Hansen, exposure to the UVA lights in tanning significantly increases the chances of skin cancer. "Melanoma is the fastest-growing malignant tumor of any malignant tumor we know," he said. "In the 1930s, the risk was one in 1,500. Now, it's one ...
Arizona Advocates Rally in Support of Cancer Prevention Initiatives
... using indoor tanning devices is a risk factor. In 2019, the American Cancer Society projects that 2,340 Arizonians will be diagnosed with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, and 190 are projected to die from the disease. Using an indoor tanning device before the age of 35 increases the risk of melanoma by 59 percent. ACS CAN advocates also talked with legislators about protecting funding for the Well Woman HealthCheck program, which ...
Study: Cancer Rates Rising in Women; Advocates Urge Arizona State Lawmakers to Support Cancer Fight in 2025
... slower reductions in tobacco use. Incidence rates continue to climb for common cancers, including breast, prostate, pancreatic, uterine corpus, melanoma, liver, and oral cancers associated with HPV. In 2025, more than 42,000 residents in Arizona will be diagnosed with cancer, with more ...
Arizona Cancer Advocates Stage Digital Takeover to Call on Lawmakers to Protect Medicaid
... depends on Medicaid for ongoing screening, I’m calling on Rep. Juan Ciscomani to vote NO to any cuts to the program,” said Candice Mason, melanoma cancer survivor, and ACS CAN volunteer. “Cuts to this program, in any form, will rip health insurance away from patients and ...
It’s a Wrap!
... today. Worse yet, 1 in 9 high school girls use tanning devices in spite of the fact indoor tanning before the age of 35 increases the risk of melanoma by 59 percent. We’re not giving up on this one! Area of concern A series of bills has passed and been signed by the governor that ...
Arizona falling short on cancer-fighting public policies
... one in five high school girls are using tanning salons despite the fact that indoor tanning before the age of 35 increases the risk of melanoma by 59 percent. Another area to examine is palliative care services to improve the quality of life for cancer patients and their families. ...