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A new report about young people and skin cancer has one Ottawa councillor calling for a minimum age requirement at Ottawa’s tanning salons. Last week, the Canadian Dermatology Association released a report that said young people were more likely to get skin cancer, partly because of their use of tanning beds.… continue reading

SmartTan.com The New York Times on Monday published an article acknowledging that sunscreen chemicals themselves are being investigated as actually increasing users’ risk of melanoma skin cancer — ironically the opposite of what proponents of chemical sunscreens have always alleged. Although the U.S.… continue reading

Josh Pringle An Ottawa City Councillor suggests the city should focus on education instead of legislation when it comes to tanning beds. In a letter to General Manager of Emergency and Protective Services Susan Jones, Councillor Bob Monette questions why the city is considering legislation to ban youths under 18 from using tanning beds when they can just go out in the sun.… continue reading

Two genes that regulate the appearance of moles can double the risk of skin cancer, new research has shown. Scientists identified the genes after scouring the genetic codes of more than 1,500 adult female twins in the UK. Single-letter variations in the code associated with high mole counts were found in two genes linked to melanoma skin cancer.… continue reading

News Staff Canada’s dermatologists are worried that skin cancer, including melanoma is increasing among young patients. And tanning beds might be behind the rise. Dermatologists took up their concerns at The Canadian Dermatology Association’s annual meeting in Vancouver this week. The CDA said Canadians born in the 1990s are two- to three-times more likely to get skin cancer in their lifetime, compared with those born in the 1960s — one in six versus one in 20 for the older group.… continue reading