Oncology & Cancer

Generation of tanners see spike in deadly melanoma

(AP)—Stop sunbathing and using indoor tanning beds, the acting U.S. surgeon general warned in a report released Tuesday that cites an alarming 200 percent jump in deadly melanoma cases since 1973.

Oncology & Cancer

Preventable skin cancer up in Canada, study says

Melanoma cases are rising in Canada even though most other cancer rates are falling, a leading anti-cancer organization warned Wednesday, blaming tanning beds and slipping sunscreen use outdoors.

Oncology & Cancer

Review: New tanning beds just as dangerous as former models

(HealthDay)—Use of tanning beds is associated with increased likelihood of a melanoma diagnosis, with similar odds seen for use of newer tanning beds, according to a review published in the May issue of the Journal of the ...

Health

Tanorexia: when getting a tan becomes an addiction

On a warm August evening in Madrid a steady stream of tanned customers parade out of a tanning salon—even in sunny Spain, the need to catch some rays can turn into an addiction.

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