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B.C. vows to ban children and teens from using tanning beds
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Kathy Barnard was just 15 when she and her sister picked up a do-it-yourself tanning light from a local department store in Powell River, B.C., brought it home and baked under it for more than an hour.
… continue readingProvince To Ban Under-18 Tanning
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Canada’s third-most-populous province announced plans Tuesday to introduce indoor tanning regulations this fall, including prohibiting clients under age 18 from being able to use UV tanning services in salons.
… continue reading‘D’ Linked To Melanoma Reduction
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Another study is showing that ‘the sunshine vitamin’ — already linked to risk reduction for heart disease, autoimmune disorders and most forms of cancer — may play a role in melanoma risk reduction. A Stanford University study has shown that vitamin D and calcium supplements — in women who were at-risk for melanoma — cut their melanoma risk in half.
… continue readingWhy Under-18 Tan Bans Won’t Work
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Groups that plan to propose under-18 tanning restrictions to states, provinces and municipalities are ignoring conflicting data in a blind effort to denegrate any and all UV exposure, International Smart Tan Network believes.
… continue readingMelanoma Drops In Young Women: NCI
Monday, March 19, 2012
The National Cancer Institute’s cancer registry now shows that melanoma incidence in women under 20 years of age is significantly less than 1 case per 100,000 girls and has actually decreased in the past 10 years — published data that fly in the face of what dermatology has claimed.
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