Updates matching "Skin Cancer and Indoor Tanning"

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Gov. Cuomo signing a bill to prohibit access to indoor tanning facilities for kids under age 17.

The Chicago City Council voted today to pass an ordinance to ban minors under the age of 18 from using tanning beds in Chicago salons. City leaders voted overwhelmingly in support of ordinance.ξ Chicago becomes the first major U.S. city to vote to protect young people from skin cancer and

Statement from Ethan Hasbrouck, NJ Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Assembly passage of a bill to ban indoor tanning for minors. “Putting our kids first – that’s what the Assembly did today by approving a ban on indoor tanning for minors.

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding a Today Show undercover sting targeting indoor tanning facilities. “The Today Show’s sting operation revealed this morning confirms that minors must be banned from indoor tanning facilities. The Assembly recognizes the

Assembly Committee Approves Ban on Indoor Tanning for Minors Statement from Ethan Hasbrouck, NJ Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding OK by Assembly Committee on Women and Families on bill to ban indoor tanning for minors. “Kids should not be exposed

Health Groups Urge Lawmakers to Ban the Teen Tan on Melanoma Monday (Trenton, NJ) (May 7, 2012) – The rate of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has increased sharply in New Jersey, according to a new analysis by the American Cancer Society. In its

Just recently, Vermont had three big legislative wins: Indoor Tanning Ban on Minors - Following California's law that was passed late last year, Vermont has passed an indoor tanning ban for all minors under the age of 18.ξ This new law aligns with American Cancer Society and ACS CAN's policy

CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION During his State of the Union address on January 24, President Obama noted the importance of cancer research and implored Congress to keep funding for it in tact. Specifically, he said: "Today, the discoveries taking place in our federally financed

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Assembly passage of bill to ban indoor tanning to minors. “Indoor tanning is dangerous and kids should not be exposed to it – that’s the clear message that the Assembly is sending by