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... Senator Joanne Benson (D-24) and Delegate Karen Lewis Young (D-3A), the bill would reduce the risk of skin cancer for Maryland youth, including melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. 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 legislators about included state funding for the Breast and Cervical ...

... States, with more than 2 million cases being diagnosed annually. In New Hampshire this year, an estimated 280 people will be diagnosed with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, rates that are higher than the national average. Avoiding exposure to ultraviolet radiation is the ... and their skin cells are dividing and changing more rapidly than those 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 championing this bill to protect our kids from the UV ...

... others from the same dangers. In memory of Leigh Ann Twombly (May 24, 1965 - July 14, 2014) It's been nearly two years since I lost my sister to melanoma. As I sat down to write this piece about Leigh Ann's battle with the disease, I must admit that I have a lump in my throat and I'm ... that time, she was constantly exposed to ultraviolet (UV) radiation both directly and indirectly. When my family lost Leigh Ann in 2014 to melanoma, we were told by her doctors that it was very likely due to her early years of using a tanning bed. Back then, we had no idea there were ... of cancer in the United States. These statistics are all too familiar now. Did you know that indoor tanning use before the age of 35 increases melanoma risk by 59 percent? After Leigh Ann's death, I remember making a vow to my son, Samuel, who was 12 years old at the time, that I would do ...

... research.  D. Daud is a Clinical Research Professor in the Department of Hematology and Oncology at UCSF, and is the Director of Clinical Melanoma Research at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.     Adil Daud, M.D Click here for a brief article on cancer ...